Muslimisches Leben unter christlicher Herrschaft

Sizilien zur Zeit der normannischen Könige (1060/61 bis 1189)

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Norman Sicily (1060/61-1189) was a crossroads of Latin-Western, Byzantine-Eastern and Islamic-Oriental cultures. The examination of primarily Arab-Islamic sources brought to light insights into Muslim life and its organisation during Christian-Norman rule in Sicily. In the process, it became clear that …

Grenzgänge im östlichen Mittelmeerraum

Byzanz und die islamische Welt vom 9. bis 13. Jahrhundert

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The volume presents articles from different academic fields. The geographical focus lies on the Eastern Mediterranean, its chronological framework comprises mainly the 9th to 13th century. The collected articles share a common approach inviting the reader to think across the …

Der imaginierte Nomade

Formel und Realitätsbezug bei antiken, mittelalterlichen und arabischen Autoren

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When a pre-modern author writes about nomads, his writing is immediately suspected of being soaked with literary formulae. This suspicion, which is no doubt justified, is for the historian linked to the question: what kind of reality can be seen …

»Deambulatorium Angelorum« oder irdischer Machtanspruch

Der Chorumgang mit Kapellenkranz – von der Entstehung, Diffusion und Bedeutung einer architektonischen Form

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This study is concerned with the significance of medieval architectural form, dealing with assertions made possible by erecting an ambulatory with radiating chapels (c.11 – c. 12). It assumes that works of architecture are more determined by the significance their …