Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 480 g
Reihe: Oxford Classical Monographs
Arabs, Romans, and Sasanians in Late Antiquity
Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 480 g
Reihe: Oxford Classical Monographs
ISBN: 978-0-19-959927-1
Verlag: OUP Oxford
Clear analysis of a dauntingly complex subject - the political situation in the Middle East before the birth of Islam
Shows that interface with the Roman Empire, in particular, played a key role in laying the foundations for later concepts of Arab identity
In Between Empires Greg Fisher tackles the problem of pre-Islamic Arab identity by examining the relationship between the Roman Empire and the Empire of Sasanian Iran, and a selection of their Arab allies and neighbours, the Jafnids, Nasrids, and Hujrids. Fisher focuses on the last century before the emergence of Islam and stresses the importance of a Near East dominated by Rome and Iran for the formation of early concepts of Arab identity. In particular, he examines cultural and religious integration, political activities, and the role played by Arabic as factors in this process. He concludes that interface with the Roman Empire, in particular, played a key role in helping to lay the foundation for later concepts of Arab identity, and that the world of Late Antiquity is, as a result, of enduring interest in our understanding of what we now call the Middle East.
Zielgruppe
Scholars and students of classics, early Christianity, Late Antiquity and the Roman/Iranian Near East.
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Weitere Infos & Material
1: Introduction
2: Aspects of Arab Christianization in Late Antiquity
3: Empires, Clients, and Politics
4: Arabic, Culture, and Ethnicity
5: Between Empires: the Jafnids, the Nasrids, and Late Antiquity
6: The Jafnids and History in East and West
