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Byzantium, Eastern Christendom and Islam
Lucy-Anne Hunt
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Description for Byzantium, Eastern Christendom and Islam
Hardback. The central theme of the articles reproduced in these two volumes is the role of the visual arts and architecture in the cultural interaction between medieval societies, Christian and Muslim, in the eastern Mediterranean. Num Pages: 366 pages, 189 illus. BIC Classification: ACK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 900.
The central theme of the articles reproduced in these two volumes is the role of the visual arts and architecture in the cultural interaction between medieval societies, Christian and Muslim, in the eastern Mediterranean. Visual forms of production and communication amongst Christian communities themselves, and between Christian and Muslim, are discussed within their specific social and political contexts. Placing the emphasis on areas which passed between Christian and Muslim raises questions of the formation of identities as well as the relationship of the periphery to the centre.
Focusing on the areas of Egypt, Syria and Palestine in ... Read more
The central theme of the articles reproduced in these two volumes is the role of the visual arts and architecture in the cultural interaction between medieval societies, Christian and Muslim, in the eastern Mediterranean. Visual forms of production and communication amongst Christian communities themselves, and between Christian and Muslim, are discussed within their specific social and political contexts. Placing the emphasis on areas which passed between Christian and Muslim raises questions of the formation of identities as well as the relationship of the periphery to the centre.
Focusing on the areas of Egypt, Syria and Palestine in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781899828043
SKU
V9781899828043
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99-2
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