The Fatimid Armenians

Cultural and Political Interaction in the Near East
Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-90-04-10816-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 18, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

Reihe: Islamic History and Civilization

This first study of its kind cuts across and brings together the political and cultural histories of the medieval Near East. The peculiar episode of the Fatimid Armenians (1074-1163) and other phenomena earlier on are given their proper background and context; the 'Armenian Period' in the last century of the Fatimid caliphate in Egypt is shown to be a major phase in the perpetual alliance between Armenian sectarians and Muslims.
The reconstruction of this to date unstudied subject also reveals new relevant data. Through its methodology, this book proposes fresh criteria and perspectives for the evaluation of patterns of cultural and political interaction in Near Eastern history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dadoyan, Seta

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Über Autor(innen)

Seta B. Dadoyan, Doctor of Sciences in Philosophy, is Professor of cultural studies, philosophy and art at the American University of Beirut. The last of her books on medieval and modern Armenian philosophy is Hovhan of Erzenka's sources: Rasa’il Ikhwan al-safa (Beirut, 1991).