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The Islamic-Byzantine Frontier

Interaction and Exchange Among Muslim and Christian Communities [Paperback]

by A. Asa Eger

    • Author

      A. Asa Eger

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd

    • Published

      December 2016

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      The Islamic-Byzantine Frontier

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      Product Description

      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."

      Specification

      • Author

        A. Asa Eger

      • Book Format

        Paperback / softback

      • Publisher

        I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd

      • Published

        December 2016

      • Weight

        454g

      • Dimensions

        138 x 214 x 34 mm

      • ISBN

        9781784539191

      • ISBN-10

        1784539198

      • Eden Code

        4501826

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      • Author/Creator: A. Asa Eger

      • ISBN: 9781784539191

      • Publisher: I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd

      • Release Date: December 2016

      • Weight: 454g

      • Dimensions: 138 x 214 x 34 mm

      • Eden Code: 4501826

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