Geography and Religious Knowledge in the Medieval World (Hardcover)

In the medieval world, geographical knowledge was influenced by religious ideas and beliefs. Whereas this point is well analysed for the Latin-Christian world, the religious character of the Arabic-Islamic geographic tradition has not yet been scrutinised in detail. This volume addresses this desideratum and combines case studies from both traditions of geographic thinking. The contributions comprise in-depth analyses of individual geographical works as for example those of al-Idrisi or Lambert of Saint-Omer, different forms of presenting geographical knowledge such as TO-diagrams or globes as well as performative aspects of studying and meditating geographical knowledge. Focussing on texts as well as on maps, the contributions open up a comparative perspective on how religious knowledge influenced the way the world and its geography were perceived and described int the medieval world.

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Das Mittelalter. Perspektiven mediavistischer Forschung. Beihefte
Release date:	June 2021
First published:	2021
Editors:	Christoph Mauntel
Dimensions:	240 x 170mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	318
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-068595-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Promotions
LSN:	3-11-068595-7
Barcode:	9783110685954

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