L’île de Bilāq dans le Kitāb Nuzhat al-Muštāq d’al-Idrīsī (XIIe siècle). Généalogie d’une confusion

The 12th-century description of Bilāq Island by al-Idrisi contrasts with his predecessors’ accounts and only partly fits the small island of Philae with which Bilāq was usually identified. Bilāq, normally placed a little above the first cataract, became, for al-Idrīsī, a big island located much fart...

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Main Author: Robin Seignobos
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Institut des Mondes Africains 2011-02-01
Series:Afriques
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/afriques/807