Toponymy, Monuments, Historical Geography, and Frontier Studies (Volume Volume 2, Part 1) (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Byzantine Studies)

Shahîd, Irfan

ISBN 10: 0884024334 / ISBN 13: 9780884024330

Published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Toponymy, Monuments, Historical Geography, and Frontier Studies (Volume Volume 2, Part 1) (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Byzantine Studies)
• Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0884024334
• ISBN 13: 9780884024330
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century, Volume 2, Part 1: Toponymy, Monuments, Historical Geography, and Frontier Studies is a topical study of the military, religious, and civil structures of the Ghassanids. Irfan Shahîd’s detailed study of Arab buildings of the sixth century illuminates how Byzantine provincial art and architecture were adopted and adapted by the federate Arabs for their own use. As monuments of Christian architecture, these federate structures constitute the missing link in the development of Arab architecture in the region between the earlier pagan (Nabataean and Palmyrene) and later Muslim (Umayyad) styles. Drawing from literary and material evidence, Shahîd argues that the Ghassanids were not nomadic, as traditionally believed, but thoroughly sedentary both in their roots and in the late Roman frontier zone they inherited.

About the Author

Irfan Shahîd (1926–2016) was Associate Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks and Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America and was Oman Professor of Arabic and Islamic Literature Emeritus at Georgetown University.