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Mapping frontiers across medieval Islam : geography, translation, and the 'Abbāsid Empire / Travis Zadeh.

Author/creator Zadeh, Travis E.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : I.B. Tauris,
Descriptionxii, 315 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., geneal. table, maps ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Series Library of Middle East history ; 27
Library of Middle East history ; 27. ^A534145
Abstract The story of the 9th-century caliphal mission from Baghdad to discover the legendary barrier against the apocalyptic nations of Gog and Magog mentioned in the Quran has been either dismissed as superstition or treated as historical fact. By exploring the intellectual and literary history surrounding the production and early reception of this adventure, Travis Zadeh traces the conceptualization of frontiers within early 'Abbasid society and re-evaluates the modern treatment of marvels and monsters inhabiting medieval Islamic descriptions of the world.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [262]-285) and indexes.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012368003
ISBN9781848854512
ISBN184885451X

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