The archaeology of Islam in Britainl: recognition and potentia

• Autores: Andrew Petersen
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 82, Nº 318, 2008, págs. 1080-1092
• Idioma: inglés
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  • What did the British know about Islam before the modern period? The author reviews evidence which shows that there was contact with, and appreciation of, Muslim culture from almost the time of the Hegira in the seventh century. This appreciation varied and was reflected in different choices of material culture: coinage, ceramics and architecture, in successive periods from the eighth century to the nineteenth