Historians have long lamented the lack of contemporary documentary sources for the Islamic middle ages and the inhibiting effect this has had on our understanding of this critically important period. Although the field is richly served by surviving evidence, much of it is hard to locate, difficult t...

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Other Authors:	Schubert, Alexander T. (Editor), Sijpesteijn, Petra 1971- (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English French
Published:	Leiden ; Boston Brill [2015]
Series:	Islamic history and civilization volume 111
Subjects:	Geschichte 500-1500 Islam Konferenzschrift > 2006 > Alexandria Quelle
Online Access:	DE-703 Volltext
Summary:	Historians have long lamented the lack of contemporary documentary sources for the Islamic middle ages and the inhibiting effect this has had on our understanding of this critically important period. Although the field is richly served by surviving evidence, much of it is hard to locate, difficult to access, and philiogically intractable. Presenting a mixture of historical studies and new editions of Greek, Arabic and Coptic material from the seventh to the fifteenth century C.E. from Egypt and Palestine, this book explores the untapped wealth of documentary sources available in collections around the world and shows how this exciting material can be used for historical analysis
Item Description:	"The origins of this volume lie in the third congress of the International Society for Arabic Papyrology, held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (ba) in March 2006." (Acknowledgements, Seite [VII])
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 313 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:	9789004284340
DOI:	10.1163/9789004284340