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Evidence of glass bead‐making in the early Islamic Iberian Peninsula
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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Comparative Study of the Objectives and Principles of Invitation Organization of Abbasids and Ishmaelite [PDF]
Abbasid and Ishmaelite tried to furtively develop invitation organization towards the actualization of their objectives. The comparison of the objectives and principles of these two organizations and discovering the similarity and difference aspects of ...
Ja’far Sharifi +2 more
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Law, State Power, and Taxation in Islamic History [PDF]
This paper studies the unique nature, institutional roots, and economic consequences of the ruler’s political power in Islamic History. An influential interest group in Islamic societies has been the legal community, whose power could range from being ...
Metin Cosgel, Rasha Ahmed, Thomas Miceli
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60th anniversary of the Malta Historical Society : a commemoration [PDF]
Two books published in Tunisia in 2006 have direct relevance to the history of Malta during Arab rule. The first one, published by the Institut National du Patrimoine, consists of a two-volume work by Bahri Fathi entitled Les Hommes du pouvoir et les ...
Mercieca, Simon
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Patronage and the Idea of an Urban Bourgeoisie [PDF]
From the reports of travelers and historians, people learn of the crafting of beautiful rock crystal and metalwork objects in the Cairo bazaar and, during the later Mamluk period, of beautiful gilded and enameled glass being produced in commercial areas ...
Al-Maʿāḍīḍī +72 more
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The loss of the Abbasids control over Egypt and Syria has taken place incompany with the foundation of Tulunid State (255-292/868-905). Thecollapse of this state and regain of Abbasids completely control over the Egyptand Syria have occured only in the ...
Saim YILMAZ
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Early Medieval World (Chapter 2 of World History, A Short, Visual Introduction)
The fifth through the tenth centuries was a period of significant transformation for Europe. As a result of the Germanic invasions and the collapse of the economy, the last Roman Emperor in the West, Romulus Augustulus (475-76), was deposed in 476.
Corning, Caitlin
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The iconographic transformation of the “tail of the dragon of the eclipse” into the “hunting cheetah” [PDF]
Medieval Islamic iconography includes many depictions in which the tail of Sagittarius takes the form of the “dragon of the eclipse”. The current paper examines the gradual transformation of this imagery into that of a quadruped, eventually detached from
Fontana, Maria Vittoria
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Islamic Medievalism and Mobility in Mathias Énard's Street of Thieves
ABSTRACT Set against the backdrop of the Arab Spring uprisings, Jihadist extremism, and the neoliberal exploitation of the Global South, Mathias Énard's 2012 novel Street of Thieves (Rue des voleurs) follows the fortunes of Lakhdar, a young man from Tangier who finds himself living as an undocumented migrant in Barcelona's notorious Carrer d’En Robador,
Louise D'Arcens
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Political Instrumentalization of Religion: The Case of Islam [PDF]
The question as to whether religion can block economic development and institutional change assumes particular importance today because of the rise of Islamist movements and the disappointing economic performances in the lands of Islam. This paper starts
Jean-Philippe Platteau
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