Search Results - Geography and cartography in medieval Islam

The world in Arab eyes: A reassessment of the climes in medieval Islamic scholarship by Olsson, J.T.

“…Many Arabic geographical texts from the medieval period portray the oecumene as comprising seven latitudinal climes…”
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Did Alexander the Great Discover America? Debating Space and Time in Renaissance Istanbul by CASALE, GIANCARLO

“…Following the first European voyages of exploration to the New World, several Ottoman authors debated whether Alexander the Great may have already known of the…”
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"Where is My Region?" Geographical Representation and Textuality in Sokoto by Zehnle, Stephanie

“… mapping of the "Land of Islam" and the "Land of Unbelief". The circulation of contradictory accounts about landscapes and rivers in the Sahel via medieval Arabic books, traders, pilgrims and soldiers, will receive special attention…”
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РАЗВИТИЕ ГЕОКАРТОГРАФИЧЕСКИХ ИДЕЙ ПТОЛЕМЕЯ В СРЕДНЕВЕКОВОЙ ИСЛАМСКОЙ ГЕОГРАФИИ by Konovalova, Irina Genadijevna

“…The article is devoted to the peculiarities of perception and the development of scientific ideas in a particular society. This problem is considered on the…”
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IN GOD'S EYES: THE SACRALITY OF THE SEAS IN THE ISLAMIC CARTOGRAPHIC VISION/A TRAVÉS DE LOS OJOS DE DIOS: LA SACRALIDAD DE LOS MARES EN LA VISIÓN CARTOGRÁFICA ISLÁMICA by Pinto, Karen

“…In keeping with the theme of this issue, this article focuses on the sacrality embedded in the depiction of the seas in the medieval Islamic KMMS mapping tradition…”
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The Medieval Arabic Geographers and the Beginnings of Modern Orientalism by Tolmacheva, Marina

“…: a renewed interest in Islam, major advances in travel and exploration, and the emergence of modern approaches to science and education…”
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PERPUSTAKAAN BAYT AL HIKMAH, ”THE GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM by Fuad Riyadi

“…The Bayt al Hikmah (House of Wisdom) was a major intellectual center during the Islamic Golden Age. The House of Wisdom was founded by Caliph Harun al-Rashid…”
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Cartographic Methods for Determining the Qibla by Kimerling, A. Jon

“…Islam is an important topic in human and regional geography instruction, and major textbooks include maps showing Islam's core and rapid expansion diffusion, along with the number of pilgrims to Mecca…”
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Secular Domesticities, Shiite Modernities: Khomeini’s Illustrated Tawzih al-Masail by PAMELA KARIMI

“…—the widely distributed weekly newspaper of the religious fundamentalist organization Fadaian Islam published in the first half of the 1950s…”
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Boundaries and Frontiers in Medieval Muslim Geography by Blake, Gerald H

“…Blake reviews "Boundaries and Frontiers in Medieval Muslim Geography" by Ralph W…”
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Les coordonnées géographiques de la carte manuscrite d'al-Idrisi (Paris, Bnf ar. 2221) by Ducène, Jean-Charles

“…Nine maps of the manuscript Bnf. ar. 2221 of al-Idrisi's Nuzhat al-mustaq give us one of the few examples of the use of geographical coordinates on the Islamic medieval maps…”
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Map Resource Packet: Course Models for the History-Social Science Framework, Grade Seven

“…This packet of maps is an auxiliary resource to the "World History and Geography…”
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