Commerce, culture, and community in a Red Sea port in the thirteenth century: the Arabic documents from Quseir

"This book is the first comprehensive study of the Arabic documents uncovered in Quseir, Upper Egypt, during the 1980s. The hundreds of paper fragments shed light on activities and operations of a family shipping business on the Red Sea shore in the thirteenth century. Part One is an introducto...

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Beteilige Person: Guo, Li (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Arabisch
Veröffentlicht: Leiden [u.a.] Brill 2004
Schriftenreihe:Islamic history and civilization 52
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Zusammenfassung:"This book is the first comprehensive study of the Arabic documents uncovered in Quseir, Upper Egypt, during the 1980s. The hundreds of paper fragments shed light on activities and operations of a family shipping business on the Red Sea shore in the thirteenth century. Part One is an introductory essay on the historical and cultural context of these documents. The three chapters deal with, respectively, the "Sheikh's house," where the documents were found, the Red Sea commerce as reflected in the trade activities around the house, and aspects of popular culture as revealed through the texts. Part Two comprises a critical edition of eighty-four Arabic texts, the majority of which have never been published before, with translation and commentary."
Beschreibung:Documents in Arabic are accompanied by English descriptions and translations. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Ch. 1. The "Sheikh's house" Ch. 2. The Red Sea commerce at Quseir Ch. 3. Life, death, and God : aspects of popular belief and culture Concluding remarks : the Red Sea trade on the eve of the "world system" Ch. 4. The documents Ch. 5. Edition.
Umfang:XX, 334 S. Ill.
ISBN:9004137475