Of serpents and dragons in Islamic art: an iconograpical study
Costa Mesa, CA
Mazda Publishers
2011
xxi, 236 p.: ill.; 23.5 cm
مرجع به حساب نمي آيد
Includes bibliographical references (p.207-225) and index
Background information -- Names, types and attributes -- The intrepid hero -- Astrocosmological symbolism of the dragon -- The dragon at the navel of the earth -- Hybrid representations of dragons and serpents -- Dragons, opium and "the kitab al-diryaq" -- Dragons in the cult of the saints.