Geography and Religious Knowledge in the Medieval World

Geography and Religious Knowledge in the Medieval World

In the premodern world, geographical knowledge was influenced by religious ideas and beliefs. This volume brings together case studies from the Latin-Christian as well as the Arabic-Islamic geographic tradition. In a comparative perspective the contributions ask, how religious knowledge influenced t...

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Other Authors: Mauntel, Christoph (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021
Series:Das Mittelalter. Perspektiven mediàˆvistischer Forschung. Beihefte 14
Subjects:
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
British & Irish history
Religion & beliefs
Geography
religion
cartography
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Summary:In the premodern world, geographical knowledge was influenced by religious ideas and beliefs. This volume brings together case studies from the Latin-Christian as well as the Arabic-Islamic geographic tradition. In a comparative perspective the contributions ask, how religious knowledge influenced the way the world and its geography were perceived and described.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (318 p.)
ISBN:9783110686159
9783110686272
9783110685954
DOI:10.1515/9783110686159
Access:Open Access

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