The dragon in medieval East Christian and Islamic art / by Sara Kuehn ; with a foreword by Robert Hillenbrand.

• Author: Kuehn, Sara.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Islamic History and Civilization 86.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (404 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; The Medieval Islamic World From Central Asia To Anatolia: The Historical And Cultural Context /; Dragons On Monumental Settings In Regions West Of Iran /; The Dragon Motif On Portable Objects /; Dragons And The Powers Of The Earth /; Dragons And Animals Of The Natural And The Mythical Realms /; The Dragon In Scenes Of Combat /; The Dragon In Relation To Royal Or Heroic Figures /; The Dragon And Astrology /; Vestiges Of The Dragon In Ancient Iconographies /; The Knotted Dragon Motif /; The Dragon And The Magico-Medical Sphere /; The Dragon And The Province Of Magic And Divination /; The Dragon And Sound /; The Dragon As Symbol Of Transformation /; Concluding Remarks /; Epilogue /; List Of Abbreviations /; Bibliography /; List Of Illustrations /; General Index /; Illustrations /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283160803; 9786613160805; 9004209727
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Sara Kuehn ; with a foreword by Robert Hillenbrand.

This book is a pioneering work on a key iconographic motif, that of the dragon. It examines the perception of this complex, multifaceted motif within the overall intellectual and visual universe of the medieval Irano-Turkish world. Using a broadly comparative approach, the author explores the ever-shifting semantics of the dragon motif as it emerges in neighbouring Muslim and non-Muslim cultures. The book will be of particular interest to those concerned with the relationship between the pre-Islamic, Islamic and Eastern Christian (especially Armenian) world. The study is fully illustrated, with 209 (b/w and full colour) plates, many of previously unpublished material. Illustrations include photographs of architectural structures visited by the author, as well as a vast collection of artefacts, all of which are described and discussed in detail with inscription readings, historical data and textual sources.