Magic Bowls, Cosmology and Divination
Alexander Fodor (Budapest)
Abstract
The Tareq Rajab Museum in Kuwait houses several magic bowls dating back to different periods. This article focuses on one particular object from this collection. Its significance lies in the fact that its structure reveals a distinctly cosmologically oriented composition, an aspect often overlooked in studies on magic bowls.
Keywords
magic bowls in Islam, Islamic cosmology, divination, Tareq Rajab Museum, Kuwait