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The fortress of the raven : Karak in the Middle Islamic period (1100 -1650) /

Textual and archaeological sources are employed to reconstruct the history of Karak in Jordan, 1100-1650 CE. The book establishes the ways in which the construction of a major castle at Karak affected the town and the surrounding rural hinterland.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Milwright, Marcus
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Colección:Islamic history and civilization ; v. 72.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Notes; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Chapter One Introduction; The Karak Plateau; Settlement patterns and the Archaeological Record; Methodology and Chapter Outline; PART ONE THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF KARAK IN THE MIDDLE ISLAMIC PERIOD; Chapter Two The Political History of Karak; Chapter Three Administration and Architectural Patronage in Karak and its Dependent Regions; Chapter Four Economic Survey of Karak and its Dependent Regions; Chapter Five Summary of the Historical Evidence; PART TWO THE MIDDLE ISLAMIC CERAMICS FROM KARAK; Chapter Six Unglazed Ceramics.