Saracens. Islam in the Medieval European Imagination, Paperback - John V. Tolan

Medieval Christian writers distorted the teachings of Islam and caricatured its believers in a variety of ways. What ideological purposes did these...

DescriptionHeretic and impostor or reformer and statesman? The contradictory Western visions of MuhammadIn European culture, Muhammad has been vili...

This book is a study of the rich and fascinating traditions found early Irish literature concerning smiths and the fashioning of metal. The smith h...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Parler du theatre francais, du Moyen Age jusqu'au XVIIe siecle, peut s'averer, d'emblee, une entreprise parsemee d'obstacles. Le mot 'theatre', don...

A group of distinguished Scottish medievalists examines various aspects of the history of Celtic or Gaelic-speaking Scotland from the sub-Roman per...

Describing various aspects of life in complex historical eras - cultural, social, religious, and political, this work details such day-to-day activ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 242Publication date: 2016Dimensions: 157 x 233 x 18Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Amand...

Icons of Sound: Voice, Architecture and Imagination in Medieval Art brings together art history and sound studies to offer new perspectives on medi...

Did you know that blue eyes, baldness, bad breath and boils were all considered bodily 'blights' by Medieval Arabs, as were cross eyes, lameness an...

This book examines how violent acts were assessed by Muslim intellectuals, analysing both changes and continuity within Islamic thought over time.

Al-Ghazali is arguably one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Islam, and his writings have received greater scholarly attention in ...

Reducere. In the 'encyclopaedic' fourteenth century, Arabic chronicles produced in Mamluk cities bore textual witness to both recent and bygone history, incl...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Professor Michelle KarnesNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 20C...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. In Icons of Hope: The "Last Things" in Catholic Imagination, John Thiel, one of the most influential Catholic theologians today, argues that modern...

Reducere. Industry. Culture. Technology. It's time they came together. From reading news on tablets to video calling on smartphones, digital media has change...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Anand Vivek TanejaIn the ruins of a medieval palace in Delhi, a unique phenomenon occurs: Indians of all castes and creeds ...

Reducere. John Taylor's most famous book is a reminder that the Spirit urges us toward a communal humanity. Taylor's is a message especially pertinent in an ...

Reducere. Praise for previous editions: "A must-have guide."--South Florida Sun-Sentinel "A godsend to new gardeners.... This one is worth having."--Naples D...

Reducere. Like treasured family heirlooms, the historic churches and temples of Tampa are lovingly cared for by their devoted congregations. With more than 2...

Architecture is usually analyzed and taught as a discipline that articulates space and geometry, but the mental impact of architecture arises signi...

In Maimonides and the Merchants, Mark R. Cohen reveals the extent of pragmatic revisions to the halakha, or body of Jewish law, introduced by Moses...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Professor Michelle KarnesNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 159 x 236 x 25C...

Reducere. In this third book in a series on the history of the Florida Keys, John Viele tells the true story of the Florida Keys wreckers, the daring seamen ...

Reducere. A Different Perspective is written for travelers to Spain and Portugal who find history part of the pleasure of the trip. In cities where the cathe...

This book offers a fresh perspective on religious culture in the medieval Middle East. It investigates the ways Muslims thought about and practiced...

Henry V saw his reign and military efforts in France as a holy crusade to reclaim the French throne for his ancestors. Almost everything he did was...

Reducere. For every gallon of ink that has been spilt on the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its consequences, only one very small drop has been spent on the ...

This book gives an eye-opening account of the ways various political and intellectual projects have appropriated the medieval past for their own en...

This collection honours the scholarship of Professor David F. Johnson, exploring the wider view of medieval England and its cultural contracts with...

DescriptionTraces Islamic influence on commerce, science, technology, philosophy and European self-awareness in the Middle Ages

A comprehensive, rigorous analysis of all the significant medieval Islamic and Jewish proofs for the eternity of the world, the creation of the wor...

An astonishing piece of travel writing and a timely and insightful analysis of Islamic fundamentalism.

My book draws on studies shows how the neo-baroque can be understood as a strategy that allows artists in Latin America and the Caribbean to rearti...