{"product_id":"geography-and-religious-knowledge-in-no-contributor-9783110685954","title":"Geography and Religious Knowledge in the Medieval World","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocussing 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christoph Mauntel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3110685957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783110685954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.75d","brand":"Christoph Mauntel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43941139087615,"sku":"9783110685954","price":127.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b2d3f762-64ea-486b-8d6c-5aebca4d955d.jpg?v=1681451139","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/geography-and-religious-knowledge-in-no-contributor-9783110685954","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}