بیزانس و خاورمیانهٔ اسلامی اولیه (مجموعه مقالات واریوم)

The essays in this volume deal with the history of the Middle East from c.550 to 1000 AD. There are three main themes: Syria in Late Antiquity and the changes and continuities with the early Islamic period; relations between Muslims and the Byzantine Empire from the 8th to the 11th centuries; and the development of government and the economy in the early caliphate. Throughout there is an emphasis on social and economic trends and the integration of written and archaeological evidence to elucidate the complex developments in this pivotal part of the world. In different ways all the papers discuss the formation of the Islamic world and the way in which the legacy of Antiquity, economic, social and cultural, affected the emergence of what we think of as this “Islamic World”. These papers will be of interest to historians of Islam and Byzantium but also western mediaevalists interested in comparing processes of change at opposite ends of the Mediterranean. Cover 1 Series 3 Half Title 4 Title 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 Preface 10 Acknowledgements 12 Dedication 13 I From Polis to Madina: urban change in late Antique and early Islamic Syria 14 II The last century of Byzantine Syria: a reinterpretation 40 III Gerasa and Scythopolis: power and patronage in the Byzantine cities of Bilād al-Sham 84 IV The impact of Muslim rule on the pattern of rural settlement in Syria 90 V From Antiquity to Islam in the cities of al-Andalus and al-Mashriq 98 VI The Melkite church from the Islamic conquest to the Crusades: continuity and adaptation in the Byzantine legacy 110 VII Antioch: from Byzantium to Islam and back again 130 VIII The Arab-Byzantine frontier in the eighth and ninth centuries: military organisation and society in the borderlands (with Dr John Haldon) 148 IX Byzantine-Arab diplomacy in the Near East from the Islamic conquests to the mid eleventh century 186 X Central government and provincial élites in the early' Abbāsid caliphate 197 XI Military pay and the economy of the early Islamic state 210 XII Caliphs and their chroniclers in the middle Abbasid period (third/ninth century) 225 XIII The Uqaylids of Mosul: the origins and structure of a nomad dynasty 244 XIV The decline and fall of the first Muslim empire 256 Index 284 Islamic,Syria;,Gerasa,and,Scythopolis;,Uqaylids,of,Mosul Islamic Syria,Gerasa and Scythopolis,Uqaylids of Mosul The Main Themes In These Papers Are Transition From The World Of Late Antiquity To Islam In A Greater Syria Which Includes Modern Lebanon, Palestine/israel, Part Of Southern Turkey And The Modern Syrian Arab Republic, Relations Between Muslim And Byzantine Worlds, And The Early Development Of Administrative Systems Of Islamic State. From Polis To Madina: Urban Change In Late Antique And Early Islamic Syria -- The Last Century Of Byzantine Syria: A Reinterpretation -- Gerasa And Scythopolis: Power And Patronage In The Byzantine Cities Of Bilāa Al-sham -- The Impact Of Muslim Rule On The Pattern Of Rural Settlement In Syria -- From Antiquity To Islam In The Cities Of Al-andalus And Al-mas̲ẖriq -- The Melkite Church From The Islamic Conquest To The Crusades: Continuity And Adaptation In The Byzantine Legacy -- Antioch: From Byzantium To Islam And Back Again -- The Arab-byzantine Frontier In The Eighth And Ninth Centuries: Military Organisation And Society In The Borderlands (with Dr John Haldon) -- Byzantine-arab Diplomacy In The Near East From The Islamic Conquests To The Mid Eleventh Century -- Central Government And Provincial élites In The Early 'abbāsid Caliphate -- Military Pay And The Economy Of The Early Islamic State -- Caliphs And Their Chroniclers In The Middle Abbasid Period (third/ninth Century) -- The Uqaylids Of Mosul: The Origins And Structure Of A Nomad Dynasty -- The Decline And Fall Of The First Muslim Empire. Hugh Kennedy. Collection Of Essays By Hugh Kennedy, Previously Published Between 1980 And 2004. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.