Classic ships of Islam : from Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean / by Dionisius A. Agius.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Agius, Dionisius A.

Series:

Handbuch der Orientalistik. Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; Erste Abteilung, 92. Bd.

Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1, The Near and Middle East, 0169-9423 ; v. 92

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ships--Middle East--History.

Ships.

Boats and boating--Middle East--History.

Boats and boating.

Navigation--Middle East--History.

Navigation.

Indian Ocean--Navigation--History.

Indian Ocean.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (529 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book charts the development of Islamic ships and boats in the Western Indian Ocean from the seventh to the early sixteenth century with reference to earlier periods. It utilizes mainly Classical and Medieval Arabic sources with iconographical evidence and archaeological finds. Maritime activities in the region resulted in a cross fertilization, not only of goods but also of ideas and culture which gave an underlying cohesion to the Arabian, Persian and Indian maritime peoples. This study has led to a re-evaluation of that maritime culture, showing that it was predominantly Persian and Indian, with Chinese influence, throughout the Islamic period until the coming of the Portuguese, as reflected in nautical terminology and technology.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Dionisius A. Agius

Chapter One A Journey into the Past / Dionisius A. Agius

Chapter Two Early Maritime Contacts / Dionisius A. Agius

Chapter Three Trade and Port Towns of the Classical and Medieval Islamic Period / Dionisius A. Agius

Chapter Four Primitive Boats and Bronze Age Construction Features: Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf / Dionisius A. Agius

Chapter Five Construction Features of Perso-Arabian and West Indian Ships in Medieval Islam / Dionisius A. Agius

Chapter Six Seamanship / Dionisius A. Agius

Chapter Seven The Ship at Sea: Trade and Ḥajj / Dionisius A. Agius

Chapter Eight The Ship at Sea: Naval Incursions / Dionisius A. Agius

Chapter Nine General Boat and Ship-Terms / Dionisius A. Agius

Chapter Ten Classic Ships / Dionisius A. Agius

Chapter Eleven River Boats and Deep-Sea Vessels: Types and Functions / Dionisius A. Agius

Chapter Twelve Warships and Transport Vessels / Dionisius A. Agius

Chapter Thirteen Language and Culture Contact: Terminology and Technology / Dionisius A. Agius

Appendix A / Dionisius A. Agius

Appendix B / Dionisius A. Agius

Glossary and Index of General and Maritime Terms / Dionisius A. Agius

Bibliography of Works Cited / Dionisius A. Agius

List of Illustrations, Tables, Figures and Maps / Dionisius A. Agius

Main Index / Dionisius A. Agius.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [427]-456) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-92184-X

9786611921842

90-474-2382-8

OCLC:

760160337

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004158634.i-505 DOI