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Isolated Islands in Medieval Nature, Culture and Mind

By Gerhard Jaritz (editor)

Book information

Publisher
Central European University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9786155053252
DOI
10.1515/9786155053252
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5006746 bytes)
Pages
152\152
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-23 06:08:49

Description

Focuses specifically on the concept and role of islands in the medieval world. The main characteristic of an island is, of course, that of being isolated from the rest of the world; in geography by waters, in more abstract and symbolic meanings by other kinds of separating borders. Islands were the place 'on the other side', of difference, otherness and remoteness. As one of the articles in this volume puts it, islands are often depicted "as sites for extraordinary events and happenings".

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