The golden color symbolism in religious sanctities: the case study of art gilding in the Quran

Abstract EN

The present study spot slights on the golden color’s use and symbolism in religious sanctities by investigating how gold was symbolically associated with the religious sphere at different time periods of history as in pre-Islam religions in ancient Egypt, Inca people, Judaism and Christianity or in Islam as exemplified in the holly book of Quran through the colorful art of books’ gilding and decoration.

in order to fulfill the aims of the research, the study made use of the historical approach as well as the descriptive one as a means to examine the different ways in which the golden color was utilized and what does it stand for.

besides, the major concern of this investigation is to elucidate to what extent the qualities of the golden color affected the those individuals who used it in their religious field.