{"product_id":"the-medieval-mediterranean-between-islam-and-christianity-9781649031877","title":"The Medieval Mediterranean between Islam and Christianity","description":"Christian–Islamic encounters through religious arts, architecture, and material culture in the medieval era\nThe coexistence of Christianity and Islam in the medieval Mediterranean led to an interchange of knowledge in architecture and material culture that went well beyond religious and geographical boundaries. The use of Islamic objects in Christian contexts, the conversion of churches into mosques, and the mobility of craftsmen are only some manifestations of this process. From crosses found in mosques to European-Christian coins with pseudo-shahada inscriptions, medieval material culture is rich with visual evidence of the two faiths intermingling in both individual objects and monuments. \nIn this volume, thirteen international scholars explore various aspects of pan-Mediterranean Christian-Islamic encounters in material culture and art, from textiles to precious oils, and from metalwork to ceramics, covering most of the Mediterranean, as well as parts of its extended hinterland, from Spain and Italy to Egypt and Georgia. \nWithin this frame, one of the most relevant, yet underexplored lines of investigation is that of the “aesthetic space,” the notion that aesthetic pleasure transcends boundaries, paving the way to a cross-religious experience and appreciation. “Indeed, God is beautiful, and He loves beauty,” as mentioned in a Hadith narration, a universal cry of visual beauty that resonates with all cultures and civilizations.\nContributors:\nPaschalis Androudis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece\nFaruk Bilici Inalco, Paris, France\nMaria Bormpoudaki Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, Piraeus, Greece\nSami Luigi De Giosa University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates\nHélène Fragaki University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany\nHani Hamza Independent scholar, Cairo, Egypt\nAna Cabrera Lafuente Instituto de Turismo de España (Turespaña\/Tourspain), Madrid, Spain \nAlison Ohta Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, London, United Kingdom\nRichard Piran McClary University of York, York, United Kingdom \nNino Simonishvili Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia\nNikolaos Vryzidis University of West Attica, Athens, Greece\nArielle Winnik Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, United States","brand":"American University in Cairo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51116518736160,"sku":"9781649031877","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781649031877.jpg?v=1781040026","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/the-medieval-mediterranean-between-islam-and-christianity-9781649031877","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}