Rome Re-imagined: Twelfth-century Jews, Christians and Muslims encounter the eternal city

Louis I. Hamilton, Stefano Riccioni

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Abstract

This collection examines the image of Rome through Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, and Persian descriptions of the eternal city. Placing the twelfth-century renaissance into a Mediterranean context. The city of Rome is revealed as a multi-vocal object of desire and a contested ideal.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationRome Re-Imagined
Subtitle of host publicationTwelfth-Century Jews, Christians and Muslims Encounter the Eternal City: Twelfth-Century Jews, Christians and Muslims Encounter the Eternal City
PublisherBrill
ISBN (Print)9789004225282
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2012
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Arts and Humanities
  • General Social Sciences

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