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The Resource Late antiquity : Eastern perspectives, edited by Teresa Bernheimer and Adam Silverstein

Late antiquity : Eastern perspectives, edited by Teresa Bernheimer and Adam Silverstein

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Summary
"In the past four decades since the field of late antique studies began to gather real momentum, scholars have debated the place of early Islam within the late antique world, particularly in relation to the issue of where and when 'Late Antiquity' ends. Although the Sasanian empire (in what is now modern Iran) became equally powerful as the Byzantine empire, and the two often forged their characters and practices on the basis of their relations with each other, that has rarely translated into equal coverage for the eastern part of the late antique world in studies of the period. Late Antiquity: Eastern Perspectives aims to redress this balance and situate Iran with the broader world of this era. Eight papers serve as case studies for considering narratives and perspectives other than those emanating from Byzantium or, more generally, 'the West'. They demonstrate the potential of eastern source-material, particularly James Howard-Johnston's double-length article which produces a detailed reconstruction of the Sasanian army"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (180 pages)
Contents
  • Introduction / Adam Silverstein and Teresa Bernheimer
  • A new look at Mazdak / François de Blois
  • Buddhism as ancient Iranian paganism / Patricia Crone
  • Eastern sources on the Roman and Persian war in the Near East, 540-545 / Michael R. Jackson Bonner
  • Collaborators and dissidents : Christians in Sasanian Iraq in the early fifth century CE / Philip Wood
  • The Khurasan corpus of Arabic documents / Geoffrey Khan
  • The late Sasanian army / James Howard-Johnston
  • Urban militias in the eastern Islamic world (third-fourth centuries AH/ninth-tenth centuries CE) / Luke Treadwell
  • The long shadow of pre-Islamic Iranian rulership : antagonism or assimilation? / D.G. Tor
Isbn
9780906094822
Instance
Label
Late antiquity : Eastern perspectives
Title
Late antiquity
Title remainder
Eastern perspectives
Statement of responsibility
edited by Teresa Bernheimer and Adam Silverstein
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In the past four decades since the field of late antique studies began to gather real momentum, scholars have debated the place of early Islam within the late antique world, particularly in relation to the issue of where and when 'Late Antiquity' ends. Although the Sasanian empire (in what is now modern Iran) became equally powerful as the Byzantine empire, and the two often forged their characters and practices on the basis of their relations with each other, that has rarely translated into equal coverage for the eastern part of the late antique world in studies of the period. Late Antiquity: Eastern Perspectives aims to redress this balance and situate Iran with the broader world of this era. Eight papers serve as case studies for considering narratives and perspectives other than those emanating from Byzantium or, more generally, 'the West'. They demonstrate the potential of eastern source-material, particularly James Howard-Johnston's double-length article which produces a detailed reconstruction of the Sasanian army"--
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digitized
Assigning source
Publisher's website
Cataloging source
N$T
Dewey number
935.07
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
DS38.16
LC item number
L38 2012eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1978-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Bernheimer, Teresa
  • Silverstein, Adam J
  • Trustees of the "E.J.W. Gibb Memorial."
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  • Sassanids
  • Iran
  • HISTORY
  • History
  • Sassanids
  • Iran
Label
Late antiquity : Eastern perspectives, edited by Teresa Bernheimer and Adam Silverstein
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Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction / Adam Silverstein and Teresa Bernheimer -- A new look at Mazdak / François de Blois -- Buddhism as ancient Iranian paganism / Patricia Crone -- Eastern sources on the Roman and Persian war in the Near East, 540-545 / Michael R. Jackson Bonner -- Collaborators and dissidents : Christians in Sasanian Iraq in the early fifth century CE / Philip Wood -- The Khurasan corpus of Arabic documents / Geoffrey Khan -- The late Sasanian army / James Howard-Johnston -- Urban militias in the eastern Islamic world (third-fourth centuries AH/ninth-tenth centuries CE) / Luke Treadwell -- The long shadow of pre-Islamic Iranian rulership : antagonism or assimilation? / D.G. Tor
Control code
870647323
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (180 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780906094822
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
40021511117
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction.
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)870647323
System details
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Label
Late antiquity : Eastern perspectives, edited by Teresa Bernheimer and Adam Silverstein
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction / Adam Silverstein and Teresa Bernheimer -- A new look at Mazdak / François de Blois -- Buddhism as ancient Iranian paganism / Patricia Crone -- Eastern sources on the Roman and Persian war in the Near East, 540-545 / Michael R. Jackson Bonner -- Collaborators and dissidents : Christians in Sasanian Iraq in the early fifth century CE / Philip Wood -- The Khurasan corpus of Arabic documents / Geoffrey Khan -- The late Sasanian army / James Howard-Johnston -- Urban militias in the eastern Islamic world (third-fourth centuries AH/ninth-tenth centuries CE) / Luke Treadwell -- The long shadow of pre-Islamic Iranian rulership : antagonism or assimilation? / D.G. Tor
Control code
870647323
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (180 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780906094822
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
40021511117
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction.
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)870647323
System details
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

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