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Where were the Orcades?: Early medieval engagement with the islands at the edge of the Earth in texts and maps
Read more: Where were the Orcades?: Early medieval engagement with the islands at the edge of the Earth in texts and mapsReinterpreting the history of Scotland's northern islands.
Challenging Cosmopolitanism
The temptation to look longingly to idealised visions of Islamic cosmopolitanism as the antithesis to the militant communal solidarity associated with contemporary groups, such as the Islamic State (IS), can be quite powerful. Many scholars and popular writers have pointed…