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  • 14 - Alexander in Medieval Arab Minds

  • Edited by Richard Stoneman, University of Exeter
  • Book:
    A History of Alexander the Great in World Culture
    Published online:
    13 January 2022
    Print publication:
    03 February 2022, pp 308-333

  • Summary

    Alexander the Great attained universal fame for having explored the entire world in his days. Indeed, in world literature his portrayal as the crown of kingship surpassed all boundaries of transmission and exchange. In the Arabic and Islamic world a multifaceted image unfolded in an array of texts, staging Alexander as an exemplary prince, a devoted leader, explorer of terra incognita and seeker of wisdom. On the basis of lesser-known and still unclosed sources written in Arabic this chapter will shed light on the development and formative stages of this rich and marvellous Oriental Alexander tradition.