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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Avni, Gideon.

Series:

Oxford Studies in Byzantium

Oxford studies in Byzantium

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Palestine.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Palestine--Church history.

Palestine.

Palestine--History--70-638.

Palestine--History--638-1917.

Islamic Empire--Relations--Byzantine Empire.

Islamic Empire.

Byzantine Empire--Relations--Islamic Empire.

Byzantine Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (441 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using recent archaeological findings, Gideon Avni addresses the transformation of local societies in Palestine and Jordan between the 6th and 11th centuries AD, arguing that the Byzantine-Islamic transition was a much slower and gradual process than previously thought.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""The Byzantine�Islamic Transition in Palestine: An Archaeological Approach""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""A Note on Terminology and Chronology""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Prologue: Four Eyewitness Accounts versus �Arguments in Stone�""; ""THE PIACENZA PILGRIM: 566�568 CE""; ""ARCULF: 676�680 CE""; ""AL-MUQADDASI: c.965 CE""; ""NASIR-I KHUSRAW: 1047 CE""; ""HISTORICAL DESCRIPTIONS VERSUS �ARGUMENTS IN STONE�""; ""1: Shifting Paradigms for the Byzantine�Islamic Transition""

""PARADIGMS FOR THE BYZANTINE�ISLAMIC TRANSITION""""�Thundering hordes�""; ""�Decline and fall�""; ""�Intensification and abatement�""; ""PREVIOUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH""; ""RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH""; ""Salvage excavations""; ""Regional surveys""; ""A �road map�""; ""The contribution of archaeology to historical debates""; ""ESTABLISHING AN ACCURATE CHRONOLOGY""; ""Pottery""; ""Glass""; ""Coins""; ""RISE AND FALL: PALESTINE IN THE SIXTH AND ELEVENTH CENTURIES""; ""Sixth-century prosperity""; ""Eleventh-century collapse""

""2: From Polis to Madina: The Evolution of Large Urban Communities""""CAESAREA MARITIMA""; ""Urban change in the seventh century""; ""A prosperous medium-sized town between the eighth and eleventh centuries""; ""The excavations around the inner harbour""; ""The southern part of the city""; ""The hinterland of Caesarea""; ""Conclusion""; ""BETH SHEAN-SCYTHOPOLIS-BAYSAN""; ""The changing city: Beth Shean in the fourth�eighth centuries""; ""A flourishing town: Beth Shean in the eighth�eleventh centuries""; ""Ethnic composition""; ""Beth Shean and its hinterland as a regional economic hub""

""Conclusion""""TIBERIAS/TABBARIYYA""; ""The city centre and the congregational mosque""; ""The northern areas of Early Islamic Tiberias""; ""The eastern and western sections""; ""The southern section""; ""A multicultural society""; ""The collapse of Early Islamic Tiberias""; ""The hinterland of Tiberias""; ""JARASH-GERASA""; ""FROM POLIS TO MADINA?""; ""3: A Tale of Two Cities: Jerusalem and Ramla in the Early Islamic Period""; ""BYZANTINE AND EARLY ISLAMIC JERUSALEM""; ""Archaeology and the urban transformation of Jerusalem""; ""The city walls""

""Streets, markets, public buildings, and residential area""""Urban zoning""; ""The Christian quarter and beyond""; ""The Islamic centre in the Haram al-Sharif""; ""A Jewish quarter""; ""The extramural quarters""; ""Burial grounds""; ""Water supply""; ""The outer hinterland""; ""Conclusion: urban development and change""; ""EARLY ISLAMIC RAMLA""; ""Archaeological research in Ramla""; ""Ramla�s urban core: the White Mosque and its surroundings""; ""Residential quarters in the eastern, western, and southern sectors""; ""The city wall: an unsolved question""; ""Urban burial grounds""

""Water supply""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 22, 2014).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-150734-2

OCLC:

871044531