The Byzantine-Islamic transition in Palestine an archaeological approach /

Avni, Gideon

The Byzantine-Islamic transition in Palestine an archaeological approach / [Texte imprimé] : Gideon Avni - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014 - 1 vol. (XVI-424 p.) : ill., cartes ; 24 cm - Oxford studies in Byzantium . - Oxford studies in Byzantium (Oxford University Press) .

Bibliogr. p. 365-414

Prologue: four eyewitness accounts versus 'arguments in stone' -- 1. Shifting paradigms for the Byzantine-Islamic transition -- 2. From polis to madina: the evolution of large urban communities -- 3. A tale of two cities: Jerusalem and Ramla in the early Islamic period -- 4. The changing land: settlement patterns and ethnic identities -- 5. The transformation of settlement and society: a synthesis -- 6. Conclusion

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Palestine Excavations (Archaeology) Palestine Palestine Palestine Islamic Empire Byzantine Empire

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