Book of trees: Miracles of the world in oriental cosmographies

The book is devoted to the study of the plots of Arab-Persian cosmographies about outlandish trees, colors and fruits. The author analyzes the perception of medieval scientists, writers and travelers of natural miracles. The mysterious plots owe their origin to the mythological texts of other traditions (Indian, Chinese, African) According to the author, the corps of short messages about natural riddles is documented by the phenomenon of the “Muslim Renaissance” era, the essence of which is the classification of inexplicable phenomena. Thus, the contours of alternative science that recognizes the existence of fantastic are outlined.
The collecting of wonders was the result of the era of Arab geographical discoveries, the development of new natural zones and the spaces of other crops. Stories about wonderful things appeared as notes on the fields of geographical works in order to testify the wonders of the creation of the Creator. Separate interest is the adaptation of someone else"s heritage. Medieval Arabic lists of miracles are often represented by a catalog of pagan Greco-Roman artifacts, a container of knowledge and practices, rejected with orthodox Islam