Saint George between empires: image and encounter in the Medieval East
"Examines the image networks of St. George in the eastern Mediterranean, revealing how the different portrayals became central to Crusader, East Christian, and Islamic visual cultures"--
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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University Park, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2023]
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Georg, Saint -303
/ Byzantine Empire
/ Europe
/ Caucasus (Süd)
/ Mediterranean (Ost)
/ Saints
/ Christian art
/ History 500-1500
B Georg, Saint -303 / Crusade / Saints / Christian art / History 1000-1500 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AX Inter-religious relations CE Christian art KBK Europe (East) KCD Hagiography; saints TE Middle Ages |
| Further subjects: | B
Christian art and symbolism (Middle East) Medieval, 500-1500
B George Saint (-303) Species B Islamic art and symbolism (Middle East) B Crusader art Themes, motives |
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Table of Contents Blurb Literaturverzeichnis |
| Summary: | "Examines the image networks of St. George in the eastern Mediterranean, revealing how the different portrayals became central to Crusader, East Christian, and Islamic visual cultures"-- Introduction : image networks of George in the eastern Mediterranean and Transcaucasia -- A Muslim in the faith of Jesus -- Holy warriors and imperial aspirations -- Dragons and charismatic heroes -- The culture of slavery and the salvation of souls -- Spiritual combat and Coptic authority in Ayyūbid Egypt -- Jacobite histories of the Crusades -- Conclusion : an exemplar of interfaith encounter. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: S. 207-233 |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 240 Seiten, Illustrationen, Karten, 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-09522-6 |
