Byzantium and the Arabs In the Sixth Century
By: Shahid, Irfan (Author).
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. Published: 22/01/2010. Audience Guide: Professional & Vocational. Hardback. Sourced from U.S.A.
This fourth and final installment in "Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century" resumes the previous volume's discussion of the Ghassanids by examining their economic, social, and cultural history. First, Irfan Shahid focuses on the economy of the Ghassanids and presents information on various trade routes and fairs. Second, the author reconstructs Ghassanid daily life by discussing topics as varied as music, food, medicine, the role of women, and horse racing. Shahid concludes the volume with an examination of cultural life, including descriptions of urbanization, Arabic script, chivalry, and poetry. Throughout the volume, the author reveals the history of a fully developed and unique Christian-Arab culture. Shahid exhaustively describes the society of the Ghassanids, and their contributions to the cultural environment that persisted in Oriens during the sixth century and continued into the period of the Umayyad caliphate. Item Details
ISBN10/13: 0884023478/9780884023470
TITLE: Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century CONTRIBUTORS: Shahid, Irfan (Author) IMPRINT: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection PUBLISHER: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection FORMAT: Hardback PUBLICATION DATE: 22/01/2010
SUBJECT: History, History, History, African, African, Asian & Middle Eastern DIMENSIONS (Width x Height): 155mm x 235mm PAGES: 480 AUDIENCE GUIDE: Professional & Vocational ILLUSTRATIONS: 1 halftone, 5 maps
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