Geography and Religious Knowledge in the Medieval World

Christoph Mauntel

ISBN 10: 3110685957 / ISBN 13: 9783110685954

Published by De Gruyter, 2021

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Geography and Religious Knowledge in the Medieval World | Christoph Mauntel | Buch | VI | Englisch | 2021 | De Gruyter | EAN 9783110685954 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin, productsafety[at]degruyterbrill[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Geography and Religious Knowledge in the Medieval World
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110685957
• ISBN 13: 9783110685954
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 22W x 177H x 244D millimeters 22 millimeters width by 177 millimeters height by 244 millimeters depth
• Weight: 694 grams
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Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

Christoph Mauntel, Eberhard Karls Universität,Tübingen.

Christoph Mauntel, University of Tübingen, Germany.