"The present volume presents an array of microhistorical case studies in which the two majoritarian religions in the medieval Mediterranean - Islam and Christianity - met, engaged, and intermingled. The primary aim is to point out what the study of interreligious encounters in the arts of Islam and Christianity can offer within the frame of this new, fluid Mediterranean."
"These ten essays, most of which focus on the Mediterranean world, with a few extending into the Middle East, examine forms of material culture that blended both Christian and Islamic elements. One essay explores a liturgical object preserved in an important Orthodox monastery in Greece, where a Venetian-made component was combined with another crafted in Seljuk lands."
"Another examines the influence of Arabic bookbinding techniques in late medieval Italy, while a third looks at the reuse of older architectural elements in Egypt, such as columns incorporated into newly built mosques. Readers interested in interreligious relations, cultural exchange, or medieval art will find much of value in this collection."
"Several essays will also appeal to those studying Mamluk-era Egypt and the movement of artistic and architectural traditions across the medieval Mediterranean world. The volume has a mild emphasis on Egypt during the Mamluk and Ottoman eras, and the Christian ("
The volume presents microhistorical case studies of encounters between Islam and Christianity across the medieval Mediterranean. It focuses on how materials, artifacts, and goods moved between the two societies and how interreligious engagement appears in arts of Islam and Christianity. Several studies examine blended Christian and Islamic elements in objects and built environments. A liturgical object preserved in an Orthodox monastery in Greece combines a Venetian-made component with another crafted in Seljuk lands. Other work traces Arabic bookbinding techniques in late medieval Italy. Additional research examines reuse of older architectural elements in Egypt, including columns incorporated into newly built mosques. The collection emphasizes cultural ties revealed through physical objects and includes attention to Mamluk-era Egypt and broader artistic and architectural movement across the region.
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