HIBRIZI ÎNARIPAȚI AI LUMILOR ISLAMIZATE MEDIEVALE
WINGED HYBRIDS OF THE ISLAMIZED MEDIEVAL WORLDS

Summary/Abstract: The first scientific manuscripts of the 11th century present an image of the Heavens inherited from Greek and Arabian mythology where one can observe the first winged hybrids, but beginning with the 12th and 13th centuries they diversify proposing a collection inspired from various iconographic and stylistic sources inherited from Byzantine, Iranian, Turkish, Central Asia and Chinese spaces in either scientific or pseudo-scientific registers. The art of miniaure also offers, during several centuries a vision on the world surpassing the knowledge of the epoch. In this context, hybrids occupy an important place in as far as the chosmographic and poetic corpuses are concerned, even in the miraculous of religions. This paper focuses on the presentation of fallen angels – Harut and Marut – , on djinns and winged demons, on monstruous winged bestiary, among which mythical birds like anka and simurgh.

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