Britain and the sea of darkness: Islandology in al-Idrīsī's Nuzhat al-Mushtaq. Issue 4 (December 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Britain and the sea of darkness: Islandology in al-Idrīsī's Nuzhat al-Mushtaq. Issue 4 (December 2016)
- Main Title:
- Britain and the sea of darkness: Islandology in al-Idrīsī's Nuzhat al-Mushtaq
- Authors:
- Chism, Christine
- Abstract:
- Abstract This paper argues that al-Idrīsī's geography, while pursuing the sovereign interests of the Norman king of Sicily, Roger II, nonetheless critiques Norman empire-building using insular tropes and littoral uncertainty in his description of Britain and the other countries of the seventh climate.
- Is Part Of:
- Postmedieval. Volume 7:Issue 4(2016)
- Journal:
- Postmedieval
- Issue:
- Volume 7:Issue 4(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 7, Issue 4 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 4
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0007-0004-0000
- Page Start:
- 497
- Page End:
- 510
- Publication Date:
- 2016-12
- Subjects:
- Civilization, Medieval -- Periodicals
Culture -- Periodicals
909.0705 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.palgrave.com/home/index.asp ↗
https://link.springer.com/journal/41280 ↗
http://www.springer.com/gb/ ↗
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/pmed/index.html ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1057/s41280-016-0021-3 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2040-5960
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- Legaldeposit
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