Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century, Vol. 2, Part 2
Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century, Vol. 2, Part 2
By: Irfan Shahîd
Shahîd describes the society of the Ghassānids and their contributions to the cultural environment in sixth-century Oriens, revealing the history of a unique Christian Arab culture.
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Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century, volume 2, part 2, Economic, Social, and Cultural History is a topical study of Arab economic, social, and cultural history in the sixth century. Irfan Shahîd focuses on the economy of the Ghassānids and presents information on various trade routes and fairs. He reconstructs Ghassānid daily life by discussing topics as varied as music, food, medicine, the role of women, and horse racing. Shahîd concludes with an examination of cultural life, including descriptions of urbanization, Arabic script, chivalry, and poetry. Throughout the volume, the author reveals the history of a fully developed and unique Christian Arab culture. Shahîd exhaustively describes the society of the Ghassānids and their contributions to the cultural environment that persisted in Oriens during the sixth century and continued into the Umayyad caliphate.
Irfan Shahîd
Associate Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks and Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America, Irfan Shahîd was Emeritus Professor of Arabic Studies at Georgetown University, where from 1982 to 2008 he was Oman Professor of Arabic and Islamic Literature.
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This set includes all seven volumes of Irfan Shahîd’s groundbreaking work on the political, military, religious, social, and cultural history of the Arabs and their relationship with the Eastern Roman Empire from 64 BC to the advent of Islam.
Shahîd describes the military, religious, social, and civil structures of the Ghassānids, as well as their contributions to the cultural environment in sixth-century Oriens, revealing the history of a unique Christian Arab culture.