Ancient South Arabia through history : kingdoms, tribes, and traders / George Hatke and Ronald Ruzicka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hatke, George, author.

Ruzicka, Ronald, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabia, Southern-History.

Arabia, Southern--History.

Arabia, Southern.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

South Arabia, an area encompassing all of today's Yemen and neighboring regions in Saudi Arabia and Oman, is one of the least-known parts of the Near East. However, it is primarily due to its remoteness, coupled with the difficulty of access, that South Arabia remains under-researched, for this region was, in fact, very important during pre-Islamic times. By virtue of its location at the crossroads of caravan and maritime routes, pre-Islamic South Arabia linked the Near East with Africa and the Mediterranean with India. The region is also unique in that it has a written history extending as far back as the early first millennium BCE--a far longer history, indeed, than any other part of the Arabian Peninsula. The papers collected in this volume make a number of important contributions to the study of the history and languages of ancient South Arabia, as well as the history of the modern study of South Arabia's past, which will be of interest to scholars and laypeople alike.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Prologue

Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5275-3370-0

OCLC:

1099434639