Trotz der zahlreichen Publikationen, die in den letzten Jahren der Erforschung der mittelalterlichen Seewege im Mittelmeer, des ökonomischen und kulturellen Austausches und des Phänomen der Pilgerfahrt gewidmet waren, bleibt das Thema der spezifischen Andachtsformen, die mit der…
In the late Middle Ages, a trans-Mediterranean network of holy sites developed, linked to one another by sea routes. Due to their locations, they stood out as symbolic intersections between the sea, the land, and the heavens. The essays in this volume describe the specific sacre…
"The book will present case studies, based on thorough literature reviews and original research, about socio-economic issues that affect the management of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean and Black Seas"-
"The book will present case studies, based on thorough literature reviews and original research, about socio-economic issues that affect the management of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean and Black Seas"--
"The book will present case studies, based on thorough literature reviews and original research, about socio-economic issues that affect the management of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean and Black Seas"--
"The book will present case studies, based on thorough literature reviews and original research, about socio-economic issues that affect the management of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean and Black Seas"--
"How could I allow my soldiers to sail on this disloyal and cruel sea?" These words, attributed to the most powerful caliph of medieval Islam, Umar Ibn al-Khattab (634-644), have led to a misunderstanding in the West about the importance of the Mediterranean to early Islam. This…
"How could I allow my soldiers to sail on this disloyal and cruel sea?" These words, attributed to the most powerful caliph of medieval Islam, Umar Ibn al-Khattab (634-644), have led to a misunderstanding in the West about the importance of the Mediterranean to early Islam. This…
Christophe Picard recounts the adventures of Muslim sailors who competed with Greek and Latin seamen for control of the 7th-century Mediterranean. By the time Christian powers took over trade routes in the 13th century, a Muslim identity that operated within, and in opposition t…
