Islamic-Byzantine Frontier, The: Interaction and Exchange Among Muslim and Christian Communities - Couverture souple

Eger, A. Asa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1784539198 ISBN 13 : 9781784539191

Editeur : I.B. Tauris, 2016

Synopsis

The retreat of the Byzantine army from Syria in around 650 CE, in advance of the approaching Arab armies, is one that has resounded emphatically in the works of both Islamic and Christian writers, and created an enduring motif: that of the Islamic-Byzantine frontier. For centuries, Byzantine and Islamic scholars have evocatively sketched a contested border: the annual raids between the two, the line of fortified fortresses defending Islamic lands, the no-man's land in between and the birth of jihad. In their early representations of a Muslim-Christian encounter, accounts of the Islamic-Byzantine frontier are charged with significance for a future 'clash of civilizations' that often envisions a polarised world. A. Asa Eger examines the two aspects of this frontier: its physical and ideological ones. By highlighting the archaeological study of the real and material frontier, as well as acknowledging its ideological military and religious implications, he offers a more complex vision of this dividing line than has been traditionally disseminated. With analysis grounded in archaeological evidence as well the relevant historical texts, Eger brings together a nuanced exploration of this vital element of medieval history.

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À propos de l'auteur

A. Asa Eger is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in the US.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: I.B. Tauris
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1784539198
• ISBN 13: 9781784539191
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 428
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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