Routes and realms : the power of place in the early Islamic world /

This title explores the ways in which Muslims expressed attachment to land in formal texts from the ninth through the eleventh centuries. These texts reveal that territories were imagined specifically as homes, cities, and regions and acted as powerful categories of belonging in the early Islamic wo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Antrim, Zayde (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Temas:
Geography, Arab.
Geography > Philosophy.
Geography > Religious aspects > Islam.
Place attachment > Islamic Empire.
Géographie arabe.
Géographie > Philosophie.
Attachement à un lieu > Empire islamique.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
Geography, Arab
Geography > Philosophy
Place attachment
Islamic Empire
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Translations, Transliterations, and Dates; Glossary; A; B; C; F; H; I; K; M; Q; S; T; U; W; Introduction: The Discourse of Place; PART ONE: HOME; 1. Home as Homeland; PART TWO: CITY; 2. Cities and Sacred History; 3. The Image of the City; PART THREE: REGION; 4. Dividing the World; 5. Routes and Realms; Conclusion: Looking Forward; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z

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