Byzantium and the Arabs

The Encounter of Civilizations from Sixth to Mid-Eighth Century

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This book is an attempt at a reconstruction of complex relations between Byzantium and the Arabs from the sixth to the eighth century. It discusses the religious and political situation in the Middle East on the eve of the Arab conquest, characterises the attitude adopted by the inhabitants of Byzantine provinces toward the Arab invaders, analyses the administrative structures of Byzantium and the Umayyad state, and presents the life of Christian Churches under the Arab rule. Written in a clear, direct style, free of scholarly jargon, this collection of essays is based on both Byzantine and Arab sources, as well as on a wide selection of scholarly literature, originating from both the Western and Middle Eastern cultural circles. The monograph has been prepared by the scholars associated with the Waldemar Ceran Research Centre for History and Culture of the Mediterranean Area and South-Eastern Europe of the University of Łódź (Ceraneum). One might note, with a considerable degree of satisfaction, the initiative of Łódź Byzantinists aimed at increasing the role of Polish historiography in the scholarly world. It has taken up the form of a work in English, devoted to an event of worldwide importance, a clash of the newly emergent Islam with the refined culture of the Roman Mediterranean.


Rok wydania2015
Liczba stron628
KategoriaHistoria Europy
WydawcaWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
ISBN-13978-83-7969-903-2
Numer wydania1
Język publikacjiangielski
Informacja o sprzedawcyePWN sp. z o.o.

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  Introduction     10
  
  Part I. Before the Conquest     16
  1. Geography and Environmental Conditions of Syro-Palestine. The Region’s Geopolitical Importance in Late Antiquity Paweł Filipczak     16
  2. Arabs, (H)agarenes, Ishmaelites, Saracens – a Few Remarks about Naming Teresa Wolińska     31
  3. The Arabs before Islam – the Birth of the New Religion Marek M. Dziekan     47
  4. The Goddesses of Pre-Islamic Arabia (Al-Lāt, Al-‘Uzzā, Manāt) Zofi A. Brzozowska     64
  5. Irfan Shahîd’s Theme System or John Haldon’s Myth of Themes. A Short Review of the Two Main Ideas of Themes in Syria Paweł Filipczak     92
  6. Byzantine Church before the Arab Conquest. Historical-Theological Aspects of Divisions in Churches of the East Sławomir Bralewski     101
  7. Difficult Neighbours. Enemies, Partners, Allies Teresa Wolińska     159
  
  Part II. The Conquest     214
  1. Byzantium on the Eve of the Arab Expansion. Some Aspects of Government during the Reign of Heraclius I (610–641) Teresa Wolińska     214
  2. Arab Expansion on Byzantine Territory (632–718) Błażej Cecota     232
  3. The Character of the Invasion. A Discussion of the Causes and Immediate Effects of the Muslim Expansion Teresa Wolińska     279
  4. Resistance, Passivity or Collaboration? Christians in Syria and Egypt Facing the Arab Conquest Teresa Wolińska     297
  
  Part III. After the Conquest     324
  1. Administration of the Arabic World: from Tribalism to the Umayyad Caliphate Hassan Badawy, Błażej Cecota     324
  2. Economic Institutions of Early Islam. The Creation of Bayt al-Māl ( ). From Tribal Treasury to the “Ministry of Finance” Hassan Badawy     347
  3. Christian Communities in the Territories Conquered by the Arabs (Seventh– Eighth Centuries) Marta Woźniak     365
  4. The Byzantines in the Context of the Ḳur’ān Marek M. Dziekan     399
  5. The Arabs and Islam in the Eyes of the Byzantines Teresa Wolińska     427
  6. A Byzantine Heritage? Outline of Art and Architecture of Early Islam (Seventh– Eighth Centuries) Marta Woźniak     448
  
  Sources – a Brief Overview Błażej Cecota, Marek M. Dziekan, Teresa Wolińska     472
  A Short Review of Arab Sources Marek M. Dziekan     472
  Greek, Syrian and Coptic Sources for the History of Byzantine-Arabic Relations in Sixth–Eighth Century Błażej Cecota, Teresa Wolińska     480
  
  Abbreviations     494
  
  Bibliography     502
  
  Indices     576
  
  Illustrations     602
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