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Auteur(s) : Avni, Gideon
Titre(s) : The Byzantine-Islamic transition in Palestine [Texte imprimé] : an archaeological approach / Gideon Avni
Édition : 1st ed
Publication : Oxford : Oxford University Press, cop. 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVI-424 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm
Collection : Oxford studies in Byzantium
Lien à la collection : Oxford studies in byzantium
Comprend : 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.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-414) and index
Using a comprehensive evaluation of recent archaeological findings, Avni addresses
the transformation of local societies in Palestine and Jordan between the sixth and
eleventh centuries AD. Arguing that these archaeological findings provide a reliable,
though complex, picture, Avni illustrates how the Byzantine-Islamic transition was
a much slower and gradual process than previously thought, and that it involved regional
variability, different types of populations, and diverse settlement patterns. Based
on the results of hundreds of excavations, including Avni's own surveys and excavations
in the Negev, Beth Guvrin, Jerusalem, and Ramla, the volume reconstructs patterns
of continuity and change in settlements during this turbulent period, evaluating the
process of change in a dynamic multicultural society and showing that the coming of
Islam had no direct effect on settlement patterns and material culture of the local
population. The change in settlement, stemming from internal processes rather than
from external political powers, culminated gradually during the Early Islamic period.
However, the process of Islamization was slow, and by the eve of the Crusader period
Christianity still had an overwhelming majority in Palestine and Jordan
Sujet(s) : Fouilles archéologiques -- Palestine
Palestine -- 70-638
Palestine -- 638-1917
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-0-19-968433-5. - ISBN 0199684332 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb452138359
Notice n° :
FRBNF45213835
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