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Al-Masālikwa-l-Mamālik: Precisiones acerca del título de estas obras de la literatura geográfica árabe medieval y conclusiones acerca de su origen y estructura

2017; Editorial Universidad de Sevilla; Volume: 2; Issue: 31 Linguagem: Inglês

10.12795/ph.2017.i31.11

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Francisco Franco‐Sánchez,

Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia

The first objective of this study is to review what has been written about the treaties bearing the title of Kitāb al-masālik wa-l-mamālik to show how at the origin of this group of works (rather than 'genre') there is an expositive mode common to all, inherited from the Roman itineraries.A second objective is to present how the success of these works meant that, by using a common label such as al-Masālik wa-l-Mamālik, other treaties copied and reproduced this label in works that were no developments of the original itineraries, but authentic works of descriptive geography, with an important historical information load.