>>3419459> abstract thinkingFun fact, they say the national flags that grace the top of every post here have their roots in Islamic symbolism. Due to the outright banning of depictions of Muhammed and the like, Arabs began to appropriate abstract symbolism, such as the white banner of the Ummayads, or the various red flags of the gulf states. When the crusades happened, soldiers from Europe took the flags home as war trophies. Mesmerized by this abstract symbolism, Europe began to adopt the concept for themselves, slowly replacing the traditions of heraldry in favor of vexilollogy.
