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History of Asia --- Islam --- History of Africa --- anno 800-1199 --- anno 1200-1799 --- anno 1800-1999 --- South Asia --- Southeast Asia --- Central Asia --- Arab States --- 297 <09> --- -Mohammedanism --- Muhammadanism --- Muslimism --- Mussulmanism --- Religions --- Muslims --- Islam. Mohammedanisme--Geschiedenis van ... --- History. --- -Islam. Mohammedanisme--Geschiedenis van ... --- History --- Islam. Mohammedanisme--Geschiedenis van .. --- Arab states --- Islam. Mohammedanisme--Geschiedenis van . --- Islam. Mohammedanisme--Geschiedenis van --- 905.1 --- 217.1 --- geschiedenis --- islam --- cultuurgeschiedenis - algemeen --- islam - geschiedenis
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"Adam Silverstein's book offers an account of the official methods of communication employed in the Near East from pre-Islamic times through the Mamluk period. Postal systems were set up by rulers in order to maintain control over vast tracts of land. These systems, invented centuries before steam-engines or cars, enabled the swift circulation of different commodities - from letters, people and horses to exotic fruits and ice. As the correspondence transported often included confidential reports from a ruler's provinces, such postal systems doubled as espionage-networks through which news reached the central authorities quickly enough to allow a timely reaction to events. The book sheds light not only on the role of communications technology in Islamic history, but also on how nomadic culture contributed to empire-building in the Near East. This is a contribution to the history of pre-modern communications systems in the Near Eastern world."
Transports et communications --- History of Asia --- History of Africa --- anno 500-1499 --- Middle East --- Communication and traffic --- History --- Histoire --- Postal service --- Communication --- Islamic civilization. --- Civilization, Islamic --- Muslim civilization --- Civilization --- Civilization, Arab --- Communication, Primitive --- Mass communication --- Sociology --- Mail --- Mail service --- Post-office --- Carriers --- Transportation --- Civilization. --- Communications industries --- Traffic --- Arts and Humanities --- Moyen-Orient --- Jusqu'à 1500
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This work examines the ways in which the biblical book of Esther was read, understood, and used in Muslim lands, from ancient to modern times. It features case-studies covering works from various periods and regions of the Muslim world.
Esther, --- 222.8 --- 297.181*1 --- 221.05*46 --- 221.05*46 Oud Testament: Arabische vertalingen --- Oud Testament: Arabische vertalingen --- 297.181*1 Koran en Bijbel --- Koran en Bijbel --- 222.8 Tobie. Judith. Esther --- 222.8 Tobit. Judit. Ester. Esther --- Tobie. Judith. Esther --- Tobit. Judit. Ester. Esther --- Bible. --- Bible --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Appreciation --- Midrash rabbah.
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In the past four decades since the field of late antique studies began to gather real momentum, scholars have debated the place of early Islam within the late antique world, particularly in relation to the issue of where and when 'Late Antiquity' ends. Although the Sasanian empire became an equal rival to the Byzantine empire, and the two often forged their characters and practices on the basis of their relations with each other, that has rarely translated into equal coverage for the eastern part of the late antique world in studies of the period. Late Antiquity: Eastern Perspectives aims to r
Historiography -- Islamic Empire. --- Iran -- History -- To 640. --- Islamic Empire -- Historiography. --- Sassanids. --- Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East --- History & Archaeology --- Middle East --- Iran --- History
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The Oxford Handbook of the Abrahamic Religions includes authoritative yet accessible studies on a wide variety of topics dealing comparatively with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as with the interactions between the adherents of these religions throughout history. The comparative study of the Abrahamic Religions has been undertaken for many centuries. More often than not, these studies reflected a polemical rather than an ecumenical approach to the topic. Since the nineteenth century, the comparative study of the Abrahamic Religions has not been pursued either intensively or systematically, and it is only recently that the comparative study of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam has received more serious attention. This volume contributes to the emergence and development of the comparative study of the Abrahamic religions, a discipline which is now in its formative stages.This Handbook includes both critical and supportive perspectives on the very concept of the Abrahamic religions and discussions on the role of the figure of Abraham in these religions. It features 32 essays, by the foremost scholars in the field, on the historical interactions between Abrahamic communities; on Holy Scriptures and their interpretation; on conceptions of religious history; on various topics and strands of religious thought, such as monotheism and mysticism; on rituals of prayer, purity, and sainthood, on love in the three religions and on fundamentalism. The volume concludes with three epilogues written by three influential figures in the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities, to provide a broader perspective on the comparative study of the Abrahamic religions. This ground-breaking work introduces readers to the challenges and rewards of studying these three religions together.
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