Medievalists.net » Islam http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Science and Religion in the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/science-and-religion-in-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/science-and-religion-in-the-middle-ages/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2015 20:21:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=36933 Why did science and natural philosophy suffer such disparate fates in the two great civilizations of Christendom and Islam?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/science-and-religion-in-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 The Mythical Ghoul in Arabic Culture http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/30/the-mythical-ghoul-in-arabic-culture/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/30/the-mythical-ghoul-in-arabic-culture/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2015 03:57:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62162 Though the ghoul has origins as old as the Mesopotamian civilization, Arabs were largely responsible for popularizing it. Because Islam incorporated this being in its doctrine, the ghoul remained a source of fear and mystery in the Arab culture.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/30/the-mythical-ghoul-in-arabic-culture/feed/ 0 Medieval Lisbon: Castelo de São Jorge http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/10/medieval-lisbon-castelo-de-sao-jorge/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/10/medieval-lisbon-castelo-de-sao-jorge/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:07:32 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61688 Above Lisbon’s skyline of colourful tiled houses and red roofs lies Castelo de São Jorge, a dominating, but beautiful, 11th century fortress in the heart of this vibrant city...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/10/medieval-lisbon-castelo-de-sao-jorge/feed/ 0 Genoa: The cog in the new medieval economy http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/18/genoa-the-cog-in-the-new-medieval-economy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/18/genoa-the-cog-in-the-new-medieval-economy/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:07:59 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60453 Journalist and author Nicholas Walton writes about medieval Genoa's economy, trade and role in the Black Death. Walton recently published a book on Genoese history entitled, "Genoa: La Superba"

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/18/genoa-the-cog-in-the-new-medieval-economy/feed/ 0 Qur’an manuscript discovered in England could be over 1400 years old http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/22/oldest-quran-manuscript-discovered-in-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/22/oldest-quran-manuscript-discovered-in-england/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:03:01 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59912 Experts at the University of Birmingham believe they have discovered a manuscript of the Qur’an that is at least 1370 years old, making it the oldest known copy of the Islamic Holy Book.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/22/oldest-quran-manuscript-discovered-in-england/feed/ 0 A Comparative Analysis of the Concepts of Holy War and the Idealized Topos of Holy Warrior In Medieval Anatolian And European Sources http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/13/a-comparative-analysis-of-the-concepts-of-holy-war-and-the-idealized-topos-of-holy-warrior-in-medieval-anatolian-and-european-sources/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/13/a-comparative-analysis-of-the-concepts-of-holy-war-and-the-idealized-topos-of-holy-warrior-in-medieval-anatolian-and-european-sources/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2015 05:19:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59617 This thesis focuses on the relations between the idea of holy war and the portrayals of holy warriors in medieval narratives composed by those in the service of power-holders.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/13/a-comparative-analysis-of-the-concepts-of-holy-war-and-the-idealized-topos-of-holy-warrior-in-medieval-anatolian-and-european-sources/feed/ 0 David Nirenberg on ‘Religion and Violence’ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/02/david-nirenberg-on-religion-and-violence/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/02/david-nirenberg-on-religion-and-violence/#comments Sat, 02 May 2015 15:37:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57980 Do the respective claims of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic holy texts contribute to the violence between the various communities that read them? Or do they provide a basis for solidarity between the three Abrahamic religions?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/02/david-nirenberg-on-religion-and-violence/feed/ 0 Imagining Islam: The Role of Images in Medieval Depictions of Muslims http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/05/imagining-islam-the-role-of-images-in-medieval-depictions-of-muslims/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/05/imagining-islam-the-role-of-images-in-medieval-depictions-of-muslims/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2015 23:02:11 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57413 Instead, one finds accurate, even rather compassionate accounts of Islamic theology side by side with bizarre, antagonistic, and even hateful depictions of Muslims and their belief.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/05/imagining-islam-the-role-of-images-in-medieval-depictions-of-muslims/feed/ 0 Women’s role in politics in the medieval Muslim world http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/07/womens-role-politics-medieval-muslim-world/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/07/womens-role-politics-medieval-muslim-world/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2015 00:50:55 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56666 The objective of this paper will be to demonstrate in what ways medieval women (the upper-class women) of the Middle East made themselves visible and wielded influence or power over affairs of the state.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/07/womens-role-politics-medieval-muslim-world/feed/ 0 The First Arab Siege of Constantinople http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/21/first-arab-siege-constantinople/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/21/first-arab-siege-constantinople/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2015 23:41:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56355 The details of the siege remain, however, shrouded in mystery: its exact dates (670–7 or 674–8?) and length (4 or 7 years?) are a matter of controversy; it is disputed whether the Arabs subjected Constantinople to a regular siege or only to a naval blockade; and the overall logic of events is far from clear.

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