The Islamic-Byzantine frontier: interaction and exchange among Muslim and Christian communities
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 Isl...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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London
I. B. Tauris
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Eger, Asa A., The Islamic-Byzantine frontier : interaction and exchange among Muslim and Christian communities; The archaeology of medieval Islamic frontiers : from the Mediterranean to the Caspian Sea] (2021) (Lichtenberger, Achim, 1970 -)
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Christianity and other religions -- Islam -- History -- To 1500
B Byzantine Empire -- Foreign relations -- Islamic Empire B Religion and international relations -- History -- To 1500 B Electronic books B Islamic Empire -- Foreign relations -- Byzantine Empire B Islam -- Relations -- Christianity -- History -- To 1500 |
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| Summary: | 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-Byzanti |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| ISBN: | 1780761570 |