The Byzantine-Islamic transition in Palestine : an archaeological approach / Gideon Avni.

By: Avni, GideonMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Oxford studies in Byzantium: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 424 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 25 cmISBN: 9780199684335 (hbk.)Subject(s): Excavations (Archaeology) -- Palestine | Palestine -- Church history | Palestine -- History -- 70-638 | Palestine -- History -- 638-1917 | Islamic Empire -- Relations -- Byzantine Empire | Byzantine Empire -- Relations -- Islamic EmpireDDC classification: 956.9
Contents:
Prologue: four eyewitness accounts versus ‘arguments in stone‘ -- 1. Shifting paradigms for the Byzantine-Islamic transition -- 2. From polis to madina: the evolution of large urban communities -- 3. A tale of two cities: Jerusalem and Ramla in the early Islamic period -- 4. The changing land: settlement patterns and ethnic identities -- 5. The transformation of settlement and society: a synthesis -- 6. Conclusion.
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Foreign books Library (men) - مكتبة الخدمات وقاعات الاطلاع (رجال) فرع خريص
956.9 A.G.B (Browse shelf) ver. 1 Available e120203

Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-414) and index.

Prologue: four eyewitness accounts versus ‘arguments in stone‘ -- 1. Shifting paradigms for the Byzantine-Islamic transition -- 2. From polis to madina: the evolution of large urban communities -- 3. A tale of two cities: Jerusalem and Ramla in the early Islamic period -- 4. The changing land: settlement patterns and ethnic identities -- 5. The transformation of settlement and society: a synthesis -- 6. Conclusion.

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