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Commerce, Culture, and Community in a Red Sea Port in the Thirteenth Century: The Arabic Documents from Quseir (Islamic History and Civilization) (No. 52)

By Li Guo

Book information

Year
2004
ISBN
9004137475, 9789004137479, 9781429414579
Open Library ID
OL9084854M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3707459 bytes)
Pages
334\360
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book is the first comprehensive study of the Arabic documents uncovered in Quseir, Upper Egypt, during the 1980s. The hundreds of paper fragments shed light on activities and operations of a family shipping business on the Red Sea shore in the thirteenth century. Part One is an introductory essay on historical and cultural context of these documents. The three chapters deal with, respectively, the "Sheikh’s house," where the documents were found, the Red Sea commerce as reflected in the trade activities around the house, and aspects of popular culture as revealed through the texts. Part Two comprises a critical edition of eighty-four Arabic texts, the majority of which have never been published before, with translation and commentary.

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