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Between Islam and Byzantium provides the first complete analysis of the development of the visual expression of medieval
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Most arguments for a rediscovery of the body and the senses hinge on a critique of “visualism” in our globalized, techni
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This book examines how the experiences of hearing voices and seeing visions were understood within the cultural, literar
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Throughout the Middle East, the clash between Islamic forces and authoritarian states has undermined many democratizatio
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By examining medieval female saints' lives in dialogue with modern film theories, a trans-historical spectrum of vi
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Why this book? What can it add to the many works that have already explored Islam as a history, a doctrine, a law, and a
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In Jews, Christians, and the Abode of Islam, Jacob Lassner examines the triangular relationship that during the Middle A
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