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Classic ships of Islam : from Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean /
This book charts the development of Islamic ships and boats in the Western Indian Ocean from the seventh to the early sixteenth century with reference to earlier periods. It utilizes mainly Classical and Medieval Arabic literary sources with iconographical evidence and archaeological finds. The inte...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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| Colección: | Handbuch der Orientalistik. Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ;
92 Bd. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book charts the development of Islamic ships and boats in the Western Indian Ocean from the seventh to the early sixteenth century with reference to earlier periods. It utilizes mainly Classical and Medieval Arabic literary sources with iconographical evidence and archaeological finds. The interdependence of various trading activities in the region resulted in a cross fertilization, not only of goods but also of ideas and culture which gave an underlying cohesion to the Arabian, Persian and Indian maritime peoples. This study has led to a re-evaluation of that maritime culture, showing th. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 505 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-456) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047423829 9047423828 |
| ISSN: | 0169-9423 ; |