Shaping a Muslim state : the world of a mid-eighth-century Egyptian official
Sijpesteijn, PetraAuthor
This volume provides a synthetic study of the political, social, and economic processes which formed early Islamic Egypt. Looking at a corpus of previously unknown Arabic papyrus letters, Sijpesteijn examines the reasons for the success of the early Arab conquests and the transition from the pre-Islamic Byzantine system to an Arab/Muslim state.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
This volume provides a synthetic study of the political, social, and economic processes which formed early Islamic Egypt. Looking at a corpus of previously unknown Arabic papyrus letters, Sijpesteijn examines the reasons for the success of the early Arab conquests and the transition from the pre-Islamic Byzantine system to an Arab/Muslim state.
Description based on print version record.
ʻAbd Allāh ibn Asʻad, active 8th century
Nājid ibn Muslim, active 8th century
Paleography, Arabic
Manuscripts, Arabic (Papyri)
Education
Social Sciences
Book Studies & Arts