An examination of the complex inter-relationships between the Roman and Sasanid Empires, and some of their Arab allies and neighbours, during the last century before the emergence of Islam. Greg Fisher stresses the importance of a Near East dominated by Rome and Iran for the formation of early concepts of Arabidentity. INDICE: 1: Introduction; 2: Aspects of Arab Christianization in Late Antiquity; 3: Empires, Clients, and Politics; 4: Arabic, Culture, and Ethnicity; 5:Between Empires: the Jafnids, the Nasrids, and Late Antiquity; 6: The Jafnidsand History in East and West
- ISBN: 978-0-19-959927-1
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 280
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés