Knowledge and Social Practice in Medieval Damascus, 11901350 (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 24, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780521454063
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; European history: c 500 to c 1500; BCE to c 500 CE; Prehistory; c 1000 CE to c 1500; History: World; Byzantine Empire - History; Intellectual Life (General); Social History; History - General History; Sociology; Medieval, 500-1500; Europe; Middle East; General; Medieval; Middle East - General; History / Middle East; Elite (Social sciences); Syria; Damascus; History; Learning and scholarship
First sentence: In the high medieval period, Damascus was larger and richer than most other cities in the Middle East, and its inhabitants exploited a variety of sources of wealth.