Kuehn, The Dragon In Medieval East Christian An... [2024-2026]

Kuehn, Sara. The Dragon in Medieval East Christian and Islamic Art . Leiden: Brill, 2011. Core Thesis

Discusses the transition from the dragon as a "chaos-monster" to a symbol of dynastic authority. Kuehn, The Dragon in Medieval East Christian an...

Illustrations in the Varka and Gulshah and various Bestiaries . Kuehn, Sara

This work explores the visual language and shared symbolism of the dragon across the Islamic world and Eastern Christendom (Byzantium, Armenia, Georgia, and Syria) from the 11th to the 13th centuries. Kuehn argues that the dragon was not merely a monster to be slain, but a complex cosmological figure representing power, protection, and the cyclical nature of time. Key Themes Kuehn, The Dragon in Medieval East Christian an...