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.
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.
Petra Sijpesteijn is Professor of Arabic Language and Culture at Leiden University. Her research focuses on the transition from Late Antiquity to early Islam in Egypt.
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Acknowledgements Note on Editions, Dates, and References List of Maps List of Plates Introduction Part I: Discussion 1: The Egyptian context: Geography and History 2: Arab Egypt: The first fifty years 3: The Second Fifty Years: Consolidation and Reform 4: Beyond Words 5: Conclusion PART II: The Texts Note on the Orthography and Grammar of the Papyri Letters to 'Abd Allah b. As'ad from Najid b. Muslim Other Letters to 'Abd Allah b. As'ad Letter from 'Abd Allah b. As'ad Letters from/Related to Najid b. Muslim Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements Note on Editions, Dates, and References List of Maps List of Plates Introduction Part I: Discussion 1: The Egyptian context: Geography and History 2: Arab Egypt: The first fifty years 3: The Second Fifty Years: Consolidation and Reform 4: Beyond Words 5: Conclusion PART II: The Texts Note on the Orthography and Grammar of the Papyri Letters to 'Abd Allah b. As'ad from Najid b. Muslim Other Letters to 'Abd Allah b. As'ad Letter from 'Abd Allah b. As'ad Letters from/Related to Najid b. Muslim Bibliography Index
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