The dragon in medieval East Christian and Islamic art / 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-s...
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| 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. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / S. Kuehn
- Introduction / S. Kuehn
- The Medieval Islamic World From Central Asia To Anatolia: The Historical And Cultural Context / S. Kuehn
- Dragons On Monumental Settings In Regions West Of Iran / S. Kuehn
- The Dragon Motif On Portable Objects / S. Kuehn
- Dragons And The Powers Of The Earth / S. Kuehn
- Dragons And Animals Of The Natural And The Mythical Realms / S. Kuehn
- The Dragon In Scenes Of Combat / S. Kuehn
- The Dragon In Relation To Royal Or Heroic Figures / S. Kuehn
- The Dragon And Astrology / S. Kuehn
- Vestiges Of The Dragon In Ancient Iconographies / S. Kuehn
- The Knotted Dragon Motif / S. Kuehn
- The Dragon And The Magico-Medical Sphere / S. Kuehn
- The Dragon And The Province Of Magic And Divination / S. Kuehn
- The Dragon And Sound / S. Kuehn
- The Dragon As Symbol Of Transformation / S. Kuehn
- Concluding Remarks / S. Kuehn
- Epilogue / S. Kuehn
- List Of Abbreviations / S. Kuehn
- Bibliography / S. Kuehn
- List Of Illustrations / S. Kuehn
- General Index / S. Kuehn
- Illustrations / S. Kuehn.