Die Grenzen der Welt

Applying different methods to a broad range of sources, this volume attempts to transcend the limits between disciplines of Oriental Studies in twenty articles dedicated to the scholar Heinz Gaube. Focusing on cultural connections between the Arab and the Iranian world, its geographical scope ranges from the Nile to the Syr-Darya. Covering a chronological span from pre-Islamic times to the present, the articles deal with different aspects of cultural history in the Islamic East.