2007-07-23 15:59:46 · 21 answers · asked by blas 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
fundamentalist islam. thank you.
2007-07-23 16:05:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an old myth, some say it originated with Native Americans, others in the far east where people were still superstitious up until the 1900s (and for good reason. >:O). Anyway, the belief is that if you have your picture taken, the camera sucks out part of your soul, and imprints it on the picture. Of course, it doesn't seem to be that way, but many many myths surround pictures and portraits, so....
2007-07-23 23:07:08 · answer #2 · answered by Maddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mormons, particularly at liquor stores. Just kidding.
Supposedly there are some animism practices (deep in remote parts of Africa and western Australia) where the people believe taking ones photos is "stealing a bit of ones soul", but I have to wonder how much of that is Hollywood fiction. I can't think of a religion though where "no photographs" was expressly forbidden from the start. That would have to at least mean that the religion isn't older than photography.
2007-07-23 23:02:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Neither Mennonite nor Amish believe in having photos taken. They don't own cameras nor have photos taken, based on the Biblical injunction "Thou shalt have no graven images". They have no objection to candid snapshots being taken. Just be polite and ask permission, and offer to give the subject and his/her family a copy of the snaps.
I live near large communities of Amish and Mennonites,
2007-07-23 23:06:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Amish people frown on having their photograph taken..
Many Amish people see having their photograph taken as an invasion of their privacy.. You really can't blame them as many tourists stop and snap photographs of people without asking and are pretty rude about it...
Some tribes in Africa and South America do not want their photographs taken..
Some tribal people believe a photograph is evil and can steal their soul or place them under the power of the photographer...
2007-07-23 23:02:58 · answer #5 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I live in southern Mexico and as recently as 20 years ago many of the indigenous tribes of the Yucatan believed that a picture of a person could be used to influence that person. I'm sure there are still tribes that believe thatt, but I haven't met any personally.
2007-07-23 23:17:29 · answer #6 · answered by Shane K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any fundamentalist religion or tribe that believe in their soul being take away. this happens in the mountains or deserts of third world countries where they've never seen a camera before.
2007-07-23 23:06:32 · answer #7 · answered by Sweeney 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I'm not mistaken, there is a general injunction in Islam against representing the human form in works of art. Might this apply to photographs?
2007-07-23 23:05:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would be the Amish. The thought is taken from the Graven Image commandment
2007-07-23 23:04:44 · answer #9 · answered by Wisdom 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Amish. They fear that it may be too closely related to idol worship. The dolls the make for their children do not have facial features for the same reason. They do have mirrors because one can move away from it and the image is gone.
2007-07-23 23:02:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that many of the shamanistic cultures are the one that think their soul can be captured if their photo will be taken.
2007-07-23 23:08:01 · answer #11 · answered by mikehughes06@yahoo.ca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋