The Fourteen Holy Helpers, Part I/II

Questions From a Worker Who Reads by Bertolt Brecht

Part I/II

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HOWEVER despite checking out a bunch of books on the internet archive, I was unable to find a reliable source confirming the existence of Fatima as a cultural figure before 600 B.C. If anyone is still in uni and can find something on JSTOR I’d love to check it out.

I still chose to depict her this way, firstly because I think it’s interesting that attributes of the Moon Goddess as an archetype are preserved across cultures and time periods even as her name changes (Ishtar, Astarte, etc.). I also felt drawing Muhammad’s daughter would run counter to the generally aniconic tradition of Islam. Maybe that’s an odd thing to say, since this is a quote by a radical feminist author and the poem itself is explicitly critical of religion and religious traditions. But I think criticizing institutions and treating individuals with respect and courtesy can exist simultaneously.

Anyway, because of my foggy sourcing, the iconography is not obvious, but the figure’s palm is extended in an allusion to the ‘Hand of Fatima’. I’m unsure (I’m this a lot) about when exactly the hamsa symbol and Fatima as a cultural figure became connected… but to be fair to me, I think many historians are also unsure.

yo quick question what mythology is Fatima from in your art

The incarnation I was going for with my depiction was Pre-Islamic Arabian moon goddess

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IN LOVE with your 14 Holy Helpers art 👏👏👏😍

thank you! tbh they’re my favourite thing i’ve done yet and it makes me so happy to know other people like them too <3

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