How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe Diana Darke

Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast by Sacred Footsteps

Apr 24, 202147:14Religion & Spirituality

Zara talks to author and Arabist Diana Darke about her most recent book Stealing From The Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe. Diana explains how cultural exchanges between Europe and Islamic Syria shaped Go...

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