Cultures of Seeing examines the full bandwidth of Arabic terminology for processes of seeing. Taking a methodologically sound approach, it explores the significance of visuality through nine excerpts from Islamic cultural history, shedding light on the close connections between everyday life, literature, and natural philosophy. How does the process of seeing unfold, and what is ultimately considered the seat of knowledge: the heart or the brain?

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Berenike Metzler, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.