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Abstract
This book is a pioneering work on a key iconographic motif, that of the dragon. It examines the perception of this complex, multifaceted motif within the overall intellectual and visual universe of the medieval Irano-Turkish world. Using a broadly comparative approach, the author explores the ever-shifting semantics of the dragon motif as it emerges in neighbouring Muslim and non-Muslim cultures. The book will be of particular interest to those concerned with the relationship between the pre-Islamic, Islamic and Eastern Christian (especially Armenian) world.
The study is fully illustrated, with 209 (b/w and full colour) plates, many of previously unpublished material. Illustrations include photographs of architectural structures visited by the author, as well as a vast collection of artefacts, all of which are described and discussed in detail with inscription readings, historical data and textual sources.
The study is fully illustrated, with 209 (b/w and full colour) plates, many of previously unpublished material. Illustrations include photographs of architectural structures visited by the author, as well as a vast collection of artefacts, all of which are described and discussed in detail with inscription readings, historical data and textual sources.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Leiden |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Number of pages | 300 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-90-04-18663-7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-90-04-20972-5 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2011 |
Publication series
| Series | Islamic History and Civilization |
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| Volume | 86 |
| ISSN | 0929-2403 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 603908 History of religion
- 603905 Islam
- 604019 Art history
- 603909 Religious studies
Prizes
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Monograph "The Dragon in Medieval East Christian and Islamic Art" (Leiden: Brill 2011) won the 2013 World Prize for the Book of the Year of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Kuehn, Sara (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize, award or honor
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On Inayati Female Visions in Austria: Female Leadership in the Western Sufi Tradition
Kuehn, S. & Pokorny, L., 2018, Religion in Austria. Pokorny, L. & Hödl, H. G. (eds.). Praesens Verlag, Vol. 4. p. 53-114 61 p. (Religion in Austria).Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed
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Monsters or Bearers of Life-Giving Powers? Trans-Religious Migrations of Ancient Western Asian Symbolism
Kuehn, S., 2017, 1 ed. New Delhi: D.K. Printworld. 123 p.Publications: Book › Peer Reviewed
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On the Transcultural and Transreligious Dimension of the so-called 'Sēnmurw'
Kuehn, S., 2017, Drachenlandung. Ein Hildesheimer Drachen-Aquamanile des 12. Jahrhunderts. : Objekte und Eliten in Hildesheim, 1130 bis 1250. Lutz, G. & Olchawa, J. (eds.). Regensburg: Schnell & Steiner, Vol. 1. p. 105-128 24 p.Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed