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The Byzantine-Islamic transition in Palestine an archaeological approach

Title
The Byzantine-Islamic transition in Palestine [electronic resource] : an archaeological approach / Gideon Avni.
Author
Avni, Gideon.
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

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Description
1 online resource (xvi, 424 p.) : ill., maps, plans.
Series Statement
Oxford studies in Byzantium
Uniform Title
  • Byzantine-Islamic transition in Palestine (Online)
  • Oxford studies in Byzantium.
Alternative Title
Byzantine-Islamic transition in Palestine (Online)
Subject
  • Excavations (Archaeology) > Palestine
  • Palestine > Antiquities, Byzantine
  • Palestine > Church history
  • Palestine > History > 70-638
  • Palestine > History > 638-1917
  • Islamic Empire > Relations > Byzantine Empire
  • Byzantine Empire > Relations > Islamic Empire
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-414) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Prologue: four eyewitness accounts versus 'arguments in stone' -- 1. Shifting paradigms for the Byzantine-Islamic transition -- 2. From polis to madina: the evolution of large urban communities -- 3. A tale of two cities: Jerusalem and Ramla in the early Islamic period -- 4. The changing land: settlement patterns and ethnic identities -- 5. The transformation of settlement and society: a synthesis -- 6. Conclusion.
LCCN
2013947237
OCLC
ssj0001173076
Author
Avni, Gideon.
Title
The Byzantine-Islamic transition in Palestine [electronic resource] : an archaeological approach / Gideon Avni.
Imprint
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition
1st ed.
Series
Oxford studies in Byzantium
Oxford studies in Byzantium.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-414) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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