Between Islam And Byzantium

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588394576

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Byzantium and Islam by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Pdf

This magnificent volume explores the epochal transformations and unexpected continuities in the Byzantine Empire from the 7th to the 9th century. At the beginning of the 7th century, the Empire's southern provinces, the vibrant, diverse areas of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean, were at the crossroads of exchanges reaching from Spain to China. These regions experienced historic upheavals when their Christian and Jewish communities encountered the emerging Islamic world, and by the 9th century, an unprecedented cross- fertilization of cultures had taken place. This extraordinary age is brought vividly to life in insightful contributions by leading international scholars, accompanied by sumptuous illustrations of the period's most notable arts and artifacts. Resplendent images of authority, religion, and trade—embodied in precious metals, brilliant textiles, fine ivories, elaborate mosaics, manuscripts, and icons, many of them never before published— highlight the dynamic dialogue between the rich array of Byzantine styles and the newly forming Islamic aesthetic. With its masterful exploration of two centuries that would shape the emerging medieval world, this illuminating publication provides a unique interpretation of a period that still resonates today.

Author : Daniel J. Sahas
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004470477

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Byzantium and Islam by Daniel J. Sahas Pdf

The long history of Byzantium is also a history of Byzantine-Arab and Christian-Muslim relations – not necessarily exemplary but often fascinating; in mutual admiration - and exclusion. Literature, culture, science, religious faith and strategic politics are the products of this encounter.

Author : Lynn Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351955812

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Between Islam and Byzantium by Lynn Jones Pdf

Between Islam and Byzantium provides the first complete analysis of the development of the visual expression of medieval Armenian rulership during the years 884-1045 CE. During this period, the Armenian rulers had loosened the ties that subjected them to the Arab caliphate, but by its end the Byzantine empire had instead become dominant in the region. The influences exerted by these external, opposing powers are a major theme in this book. Lynn Jones re-contextualizes the existing royal art and architecture by integrating analyses of contemporary accounts of ceremonial and royal deeds with fresh examinations of the surviving monuments, of which the church at Aght`amar, with its famous carvings, is the prime example. Setting the art and architecture of the period more clearly in its original context, the author reveals the messages these buildings, sculptures and manuscripts were intended to convey by those who created and viewed them. This study provides a new perspective on the complex interactions between a broad range of nationalities, ethnicities and religions, shedding fresh light on the nature of medieval identity. It adds to a growing literature on the eastern neighbours of Byzantium, and opens up new issues on the relationship between the Byzantine empire and the Islamic caliphate in the medieval period.

Author : Zofia Aleksandra Brzozowska,Mirosław Jerzy Leszka,Teresa Wolińska
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8382203418

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Muhammad and the Origin of Islam in the Byzantine-slavic Literary Context by Zofia Aleksandra Brzozowska,Mirosław Jerzy Leszka,Teresa Wolińska Pdf

Author : Angeliki E. Laiou,Roy P. Mottahedeh
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0884022773

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The Crusades from the Perspective of Byzantium and the Muslim World by Angeliki E. Laiou,Roy P. Mottahedeh Pdf

The essays in this volume demonstrate that on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean there were rich, variegated, and important phenomena associated with the Crusades, and that a full understanding of the significance of the movement and its impact on both the East and West must take these phenomena into account.

Author : Nadia Maria El-Cheikh
Publisher : Harvard CMES
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0932885306

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Byzantium Viewed by the Arabs by Nadia Maria El-Cheikh Pdf

This book studies the Arabic-Islamic view of Byzantium, tracing the Byzantine image as it evolved through centuries of warfare, contact, and exchanges. Including previously inaccessible material on the Arabic textual tradition on Byzantium, this investigation shows the significance of Byzantium to the Arab Muslim establishment and their appreciation of various facets of Byzantine culture and civilization. The Arabic-Islamic representation of the Byzantine Empire stretching from the reference to Byzantium in the Qur'an until the fall of Constantinople in 1453 is considered in terms of a few salient themes. The image of Byzantium reveals itself to be complex, non-monolithic, and self-referential. Formulating an alternative appreciation to the politics of confrontation and hostility that so often underlies scholarly discourse on Muslim-Byzantine relations, this book presents the schemes developed by medieval authors to reinterpret aspects of their own history, their own self-definition, and their own view of the world.

Author : Walter E. Kaegi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1995-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0521484553

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Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests by Walter E. Kaegi Pdf

This is a study of how and why the Byzantine Empire lost many of its most valuable provinces to Islamic (Arab) conquerors in the seventh century, provinces which included Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia, and Armenia. It investigates conditions on the eve of those conquests, mistakes in Byzantine policy toward the Arabs, the course of the military campaigns, and the problem of local official and civilian collaboration with the Muslims. It also seeks to explain how, after terrible losses, the Byzantine government achieved some intellectual rationalisation of its disasters and began the complex process of transforming and adapting its fiscal and military institutions and political controls in order to prevent further disintegration.

Author : Brandie Ratliff,Helen C. Evans
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art, Byzantine
ISBN : 1588394581

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Byzantium and Islam by Brandie Ratliff,Helen C. Evans Pdf

This magnificent volume explores the epochal transformations and unexpected continuities in the Byzantine Empire from the 7th to the 9th century. At the beginning of the 7th century, the Empire's southern provinces, the vibrant, diverse areas of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean, were at the crossroads of exchanges reaching from Spain to China. These regions experienced historic upheavals when their Christian and Jewish communities encountered the emerging Islamic world, and by the 9th century, an unprecedented cross- fertilization of cultures had taken place. This extraordinary age is brought vividly to life in insightful contributions by leading international scholars, accompanied by sumptuous illustrations of the period's most notable arts and artifacts. Resplendent images of authority, religion, and trade{u2014}embodied in precious metals, brilliant textiles, fine ivories, elaborate mosaics, manuscripts, and icons, many of them never before published{u2014} highlight the dynamic dialogue between the rich array of Byzantine styles and the newly forming Islamic aesthetic. With its masterful exploration of two centuries that would shape the emerging medieval world, this illuminating publication provides a unique interpretation of a period that still resonates today.

Author : Walter E. Kaegi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1995-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107393240

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Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests by Walter E. Kaegi Pdf

This is a study of how and why the Byzantine Empire lost many of its most valuable provinces to Islamic (Arab) conquerors in the seventh century, provinces which included Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia, and Armenia. It investigates conditions on the eve of those conquests, mistakes in Byzantine policy toward the Arabs, the course of the military campaigns, and the problem of local official and civilian collaboration with the Muslims. It also seeks to explain how, after terrible losses, the Byzantine government achieved some intellectual rationalisation of its disasters and began the complex process of transforming and adapting its fiscal and military institutions and political controls in order to prevent further disintegration.

Author : Walter Pohl,Clemens Gantner,Richard Payne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317001362

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Visions of Community in the Post-Roman World by Walter Pohl,Clemens Gantner,Richard Payne Pdf

This volume looks at 'visions of community' in a comparative perspective, from Late Antiquity to the dawning of the age of crusades. It addresses the question of why and how distinctive new political cultures developed after the disintegration of the Roman World, and to what degree their differences had already emerged in the first post-Roman centuries. The Latin West, Orthodox Byzantium and its Slavic periphery, and the Islamic world each retained different parts of the Graeco-Roman heritage, while introducing new elements. For instance, ethnicity became a legitimizing element of rulership in the West, remained a structural element of the imperial periphery in Byzantium, and contributed to the inner dynamic of Islamic states without becoming a resource of political integration. Similarly, the political role of religion also differed between the emerging post-Roman worlds. It is surprising that little systematic research has been done in these fields so far. The 32 contributions to the volume explore this new line of research and look at different aspects of the process, with leading western Medievalists, Byzantinists and Islamicists covering a wide range of pertinent topics. At a closer look, some of the apparent differences between the West and the Islamic world seem less distinctive, and the inner variety of all post-Roman societies becomes more marked. At the same time, new variations in the discourse of community and the practice of power emerge. Anybody interested in the development of the post-Roman Mediterranean, but also in the relationship between the Islamic World and the West, will gain new insights from these studies on the political role of ethnicity and religion in the post-Roman Mediterranean.

Author : Hugh N. Kennedy
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0754659097

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The Byzantine and Early Islamic Near East by Hugh N. Kennedy Pdf

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 Emp

Author : David Thomas
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047408826

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The Encounter of Eastern Christianity with Early Islam by David Thomas Pdf

The contributions in this volume deal with crucial subjects of political and theological dialogue and controversy that characterized the varying responses of the Christian communities in the Byzantine Eastern provinces to the Islamic conquest and its subsequent impact on Byzantine society and history.

Author : Liz James
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1748 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781108508599

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Mosaics in the Medieval World by Liz James Pdf

In this book, Liz James offers a comprehensive history of wall mosaics produced in the European and Islamic middle ages. Taking into account a wide range of issues, including style and iconography, technique and material, and function and patronage, she examines mosaics within their historical context. She asks why the mosaic was such a popular medium and considers how mosaics work as historical 'documents' that tell us about attitudes and beliefs in the medieval world. The book is divided into two part. Part I explores the technical aspects of mosaics, including glass production, labour and materials, and costs. In Part II, James provides a chronological history of mosaics, charting the low and high points of mosaic art up until its abrupt end in the late middle ages. Written in a clear and engaging style, her book will serve as an essential resource for scholars and students of medieval mosaics.

Author : Speros Vryonis
Publisher : Variorum Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033731428

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Byzantium: Its Internal History and Relations with the Muslim World: Collected Studies by Speros Vryonis Pdf

Author : Walter E Kaegi, Jr.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 110739855X

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Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests by Walter E Kaegi, Jr. Pdf

This book examines how the Byzantine Empire came to lose so much of its territory to Islamic conquerors in the seventh century.