Back to Nature: The Votive in Islamic Visual and Material Cultures.

The article talks about the votives in Islamic visual and material cultures. Topics include reimbricating the art and visual culture of Islam in global and regional systems of creative expression; trees and objects destroyed by Wahhab in Arab Peninsula including palm tree at the center of Najdi Islamic worship along with shrines and idols; the "prayer for rain" forms part of traditional Sunna prayers such as celebrating solar and lunar eclipses; and exploration of Islamic material culture.