Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-0-88402-430-9
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Byzantine Studies

Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century, Volume 2, Part 2: Economic, Social, and Cultural History reveals the history of a fully developed and unique Christian Arab culture, the Ghassanids, in the sixth century. Irfan Shahîd covers the Ghassanid economy, including trade routes and fairs, and reconstructs Ghassanid daily life, discussing topics as varied as music, food, medicine, the role of women, and horse racing. Shahîd examines cultural life, including descriptions of urbanization, Arabic script, chivalry, and poetry. Shahîd describes the society of the Ghassanids and their contributions to the cultural environment in Oriens during the sixth century and into the Umayyad caliphate.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shahîd, Irfan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Byzantinische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Shahîd, Irfan
Irfan Shahîd (1926–2016) was Associate Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks and Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America and was Oman Professor of Arabic and Islamic Literature Emeritus at Georgetown University.