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Commentary and translation in Syriac Aristotelian scholarship: Sergius to Baghdad [PDF]
, 2010 This article considers the relationship between the composition in Syriac of commentaries on Aristotle and the translation of his treatises from the time of Sergius of Reshaina through to the Baghdad scholars of the 8th-10th centuries. Surveying the work
Cardiff University, Watt, John
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The impact of the Begging Phenomenon on Society in the Abbasid Era
Thi Qar Arts Journal, 2022 Every era or period of time has something that distinguishes it from others, and distinction is not limited to one aspect in a nation, but distinction may exceed many aspects of one civilization, and many social phenomena have spread in past times, as social life at that time It is replete with dozens of phenomena that deserve study and documentation ...
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A “Documentary Turn” in the Medieval History of Egypt and Syria?
History Compass, Volume 23, Issue 10-12, October-December 2025.ABSTRACT The field of medieval Middle East history has seen a renewed attention to the use of documentary sources in recent years. These sources have long seen some neglect, and their interpretation has suffered from a stubborn narrative of paucity that has tended to relegate them to the fringe of this history. With the impact of other scholarly trends
Daisy Livingston
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Geoarchaeology, Volume 40, Issue 5, September/October 2025.ABSTRACT The Sadd al‐Bint is one of the largest known ancient dams in Saudi Arabia, and yet, its construction date, function and collapse remained uncertain. This study presents the first numerical chronology for the dam, integrating radiocarbon dating, Bayesian modelling, geomorphological analysis and hydrological modelling to reconstruct its history.
Bruno Depreux +13 more
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Ceramics with metallic lustre decoration. A detailed knowledge of Islamic productions from 9th century until Renaissance [PDF]
, 2008 Cette publication a fait l'objet d'un article publié en 2012 dans la revue "Matériaux and Techniques" 100, 1 Pages 47-68, disponible sur : http://hal-ensmp.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00686405This paper describes research on the technological evolution of ...
Aucouturier, Marc +7 more
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Journal of Basra researches for Human SciencesThe use of figurative imagery in the admonitions of the Imams of Ahl-al Bayt (peace be upon them) represents a facet of aesthetic composition that generates meaning in the creative process.
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Provincialising Early Feminism: A View from the Middle East
Gender &History, Volume 37, Issue 2, Page 591-605, July 2025.Abstract ‘Provincializing Europe’, derived from Dipesh Chakrabarty's work of that name, argued that an imagined ‘Europe’ was a founding myth for modernity. While not mentioning feminism, this analysis is a valuable starting point for tracing the path of the term ‘féminism’ from France to Britain to the Ottoman Empire and from the USA to the Arab world –
Ruth Roded
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The Analysis of Abu Ayyub Muriani’s Actions in Time of Mansoor Abbasi (136-154 After Hijrah) [PDF]
تاریخ اسلام, 2018 In the first era of Abbasid caliphate (132-232 after hijrah), considering the policy of taking advantage of Iranians in governing affairs, the ground for the presence of people and Iranian households in caliphate system was provided. The favorable action
Arman Forouhi +2 more
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Yang Liangyao's Mission of 785 to the Caliph of Baġdād: evidence of an early Sino-Arabic power alliance? [PDF]
, 2015 The primary focus of this article is the information provided in a tomb stele (shendao zhi bei 神道之碑) of a Chinese eunuch, a certain Yang Liangyao 楊良瑤 (736–806), that will be comparatively analysed against the background of the political landscape under ...
Schottenhammer, Angela
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Evidence of glass bead‐making in the early Islamic Iberian Peninsula
Archaeometry, Volume 67, Issue 2, Page 364-379, April 2025.Abstract Glass beads from two Islamic archaeological sites in the Tagus valley in central Spain were selected and analysed by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS), and a subset of samples (n = 6) was analysed for Pb isotopes by multicollector thermal ionization mass spectrometry (MC‐TIMS).
Cristina Boschetti +4 more
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