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"The volume represents a significant contribution to the complex history of the conceptualization and pictorialization of the Prophet Muhammad in the West. It gives a rapid and though deep overview of the history of the making of an image of the Prophet Muhammad in Europe and thus reflects the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Di Cesare, Michelina (Author), Coffey, Heather (Author), Saviello, Alberto (Author)
Other Authors: Shalem, Avinoam (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter, [2013]
Subjects:
Muḥammad, > Prophet, > -632 > Art.
Muḥammad, > Prophet, > -632
Muḥammad, > ca.570-632.
Islam and culture > Europe.
Islam and art.
Art, European > Themes, motives.
Islam et civilisation > Europe.
Islam et art.
Art européen > Thèmes, motifs.
11.82 Islamic traditional literature.
ART > Performance.
ART > Reference.
Art, European > Themes, motives
Islam and art
Islam and culture
Rezeption
Ikonographie
Kunst
Visual culture.
Islam.
Europe
Europe.
Art
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"The volume represents a significant contribution to the complex history of the conceptualization and pictorialization of the Prophet Muhammad in the West. It gives a rapid and though deep overview of the history of the making of an image of the Prophet Muhammad in Europe and thus reflects the whole history of the making of the image of Islam in the Latin West, from the early medieval times till the 19th century. The book also provides the reader with ready access to the most recent scholarship concerning the image of Muhammad in Europe, in the form of comprehensive footnotes provided throughout the text and an extensive bibliography"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 160 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110300864
3110300869

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