The Region of Macedonia in Medieval Arabic Cartography
The Region of Macedonia in Medieval Arabic Cartography
Author(s): Stoyanka KenderovaSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Summary/Abstract: The author explores the way the name and the region of Macedonia are presented in medieval Arabic geographic literature and, more specifically, in cartographic images of authors of Persian and Arabic origin. To this goal, maps are used that have been preserved to the present day, while those restored by European scientists on the basis of descriptions will be excluded.
Journal: Балканистичен Форум
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 11-22
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF