Of serpents and dragons in Islamic art :
Daneshvari, Abbas.
Of serpents and dragons in Islamic art : an iconograpical study / Abbas Daneshvari. - Costa Mesa, CA : Mazda Publishers, 2011. - xxi, 236 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Bibliotheca Iranica. Islamic art and architecture series ; no. 13 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-225) and index.
Background information -- Names, types and attributes -- The intrepid hero -- Astrocosmological symbolism of the dragon -- The dragon at the navel of the earth -- Hybrid representations of dragons and serpents -- Dragons, opium and "the kitab al-diryaq" -- Dragons in the cult of the saints.
9781568592640 (alk. paper)
2011028454
Dragons in art.
Serpents in art.
Islamic art and symbolism.
N7745 / .D73D36 2011
Of serpents and dragons in Islamic art : an iconograpical study / Abbas Daneshvari. - Costa Mesa, CA : Mazda Publishers, 2011. - xxi, 236 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Bibliotheca Iranica. Islamic art and architecture series ; no. 13 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-225) and index.
Background information -- Names, types and attributes -- The intrepid hero -- Astrocosmological symbolism of the dragon -- The dragon at the navel of the earth -- Hybrid representations of dragons and serpents -- Dragons, opium and "the kitab al-diryaq" -- Dragons in the cult of the saints.
9781568592640 (alk. paper)
2011028454
Dragons in art.
Serpents in art.
Islamic art and symbolism.
N7745 / .D73D36 2011