Islamic Sensory History, Volume 2: 600-1500
Christian Lange et al.
Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies Christian Lange (Utrecht University) and PhD candidate Adam Bursi (Cornell University) co-edited Islamic Sensory History, Volume 2: 600-1500. The book stems from the ERC and NWO supported SENSIS research project and is part of Brill’s prestigious Handbook of Oriental Studies series. It is available in open access.
Sensing Islam: a historical perspective
Islamic Sensory History presents a selection of texts translated into English from Arabic and Persian. These selected texts all offer illustrative engagements with issues related to the sensorium in different times, places, and social milieus throughout the early and medieval history of Islamic societies. Each chapter is prefaced by an introductory essay by the translator, with specific attention to the role of the senses in the translated text’s language, genre, and social context.