ABSTRACT
The Umayyad World encompasses the archaeology, history, art, and architecture of the Umayyad era (644–750 CE).
This era was formative both for world history and for the history of Islam. Subjects covered in detail in this collection include regions conquered in Umayyad times, ethnic and religious identity among the conquerors, political thought and culture, administration and the law, art and architecture, the history of religion, pilgrimage and the Qur’an, and violence and rebellion. Close attention is paid to new methods of analysis and interpretation, including source critical studies of the historiography and inter-disciplinary approaches combining literary sources and material evidence.
Scholars of Islamic history, archaeologists, and researchers interested in the Umayyad Caliphate, its context, and infl uence on the wider world, will find much to enjoy in this volume.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|109 pages
Political Culture
chapter Chapter Two|16 pages
Living Together
chapter Chapter Three|26 pages
Prophetic Dominion, Umayyad Kingship
chapter Chapter Four|38 pages
Ethnicity, Power and Umayyad Society
part II|85 pages
Scribes, Administration and Law
chapter Chapter Seven|10 pages
The Social and Economic Background of Provincial Administrators in Egypt
part III|97 pages
Regions of the Umayyad World
chapter Chapter Twelve|27 pages
Elites in the Countryside
chapter Chapter Fifteen|18 pages
Conquest and Settlement
part IV|54 pages
Pilgrimage in Mecca and Jerusalem
chapter Chapter Seventeen|17 pages
The Transition from Late Antiquity to Early Islam in Western Arabia
part V|77 pages
Religion and Identity in the Material Evidence
chapter Chapter Twenty One|26 pages
The Written Transmission of the Qurʾan During Umayyad Times
part VI|102 pages
Limits of Empire