Introduction: The sensory history of the Islamic world

2022/01/02 by Christian Lange · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Eurasian Exchange Networks #Global Maritime and Colonial Histories #Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/17458927.2021.2020603

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Abstract

This special issue seeks to introduce the cultural history of the senses in the Islamic world to a broad audience of scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences. While there has been a groundswe...

Citations

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Discussions

• This intro article to the thematic issue presents a good overview of the state of the field in Islamic Studies specifically doi.org/10.1080/1745... [bsky, 4 points, 0 comments]

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