The story of the 9th-century caliphal mission from Baghdad to discover the legendary barrier against the apocalyptic nations of Gog and Magog mentioned in the Quran, has been either dismissed as superstition or treated as historical fact. By exploring the intellectual and literary history surrounding the production and early reception of this adventure, Travis Zadeh traces the conceptualization of frontiers within early 'Abbasid society and re-evaluates the modern treatment of marvels and monsters inhabiting medieval Islamic descriptions of the world. Examining the roles of translation, descriptive geography, and salvation history in the projection of early 'Abbasid imperial power, this book is essential for all those interested in Islamic studies, the 'Abbasid dynasty and its politics, geography, religion, Arabic and Persian literature and European Orientalism.

Recensione:

'A worthy and often brilliant discussion of the themes of wonder, translation from one medium to another and other major concepts in medieval Islamic writing - both in Persian and in Arabic.' --Roy Mottahedeh, Gurney Professor of History and Chair, Committee on Islamic Studies, Harvard University

Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.

Descrizione libreria

The Saint Bookstore has a range of over 1 million titles available.

Visita la pagina della libreria

Informazioni sull?azienda del venditore

SB ONLINE LTD
50 Devonshire Road, Southport, PR9 7BZ, United Kingdom

Condizioni di vendita:

Please order through the Abebooks checkout. We only take orders through Abebooks - We don't take direct orders by email or phone.

Refunds or Returns: A full refund of the purchase price will be given if returned within 30 days in undamaged condition.

As a seller on abebooks we adhere to the terms explained at http://www.abebooks.co.uk/docs/HelpCentral/buyerIndex.shtml - if you require further assistance please email us at orders@thesaintbookstore.co.uk

Condizioni di spedizione:

Most orders usually ship within 1-3 business days, but some can take up to 7 days.

Metodi di pagamento
accettati dalla libreria

Aggiungi ai desiderata

Articoli correlati a Mapping Frontiers Across Medieval Islam: Geography,...

Mapping Frontiers Across Medieval Islam: Geography, Translation and the 'Abbasid Empire

Travis Zadeh

Nuovi - Brossura

Informazioni sull?azienda del venditore