Dashi 大食 reconsidered

This essay is a critical survey of relevant Song dynasty sources that are essential to an understanding of the term Dashi 大食. Scholars in the nineteenth century identified Dashi in Tang dynasty writings as a designation for Arab Muslims. This definition consequently has been and is being applied to...

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Main Author: Johannes L. Kurz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Art History, University of Birmingham 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Art Historiography
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Online Access:https://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2023/05/kurz.pdf