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The Byzantine-Islamic transition in Palestine : an archaeological approach / Gideon Avni.

By: Series: Oxford studies in ByzantiumPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 424 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199684335
  • 0199684332
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DS111 .A96 2014
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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-414) and index.

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.

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