A History of Palestine, 634-1099

Pirmais vāks
Cambridge University Press, 1997. gada 27. febr. - 996 lappuses
This is the first comprehensive history of Palestine from the Muslim conquest in 634 to that of the Crusaders in 1099. It is a translation and revised version of volume I of Palestine during the first Muslim period which was published in Hebrew in 1983 and presents an authoritative survey of the early mediaeval Islamic and Jewish worlds. Professor Gil begins by reviewing the political and military events in Palestine before and after the Arab invasion. Later chapters explore the Abbasid, Tulunid, Ikhshidid and Fatimid periods, during which time Palestine was an almost perpetual battlefield for states, armies and factions. Against this backdrop of conflict and administrative changes, the author portrays the everyday life of Palestine and its inhabitants. He looks at the economic history of Palestine--its agriculture, transport facilities, exports and systems of taxation--as well as the religious status of Jerusalem, the nature of Islam's tolerance towards Jews and Christians and the status, leadership and customs of the Christian populace. Specific attention is paid to the history of Palestinian Jews under Muslim rule. Professor Gil details their topography, economic activities and religious life; he explores the Karaite and Samaritan communities and discusses the role of the most prominent Jewish institution, the yeshiva. A history of Palestine, 634-1099 is based on an impressive array of sources. Professor Gil has put to use more than one thousand documents of the Cair Geniza collection and these are paralleled by Arabic, Syriac, Latin and Greek material. This monumental study will be an essential resource for students and specialists of mediaeval Islamic and Jewish history and religious studies and for anyone interested in the history of the Holy Land.
 

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Introduction
1
The conquest
10
Muḥammad and the Palestinian tribes
24
page xiii
31
The expedition of Amr ibn alĀṣ
38
The battle of the Yarmuk
48
The completion of the conquest
57
The episode of the Temple Mount and the return
65
75
422
The Christians
430
The Jewish population and its leadership
490
communities in Palestine and the diaspora
545
of Jerusalem
601
Karaites and Samaritans
777
eleventh century
809
The Samaritans
820

57
109
The local population and the Muslims
139
The economy
224
Palestine from the beginning of Abbasid rule to
279
the period of the Tülünids and Ikhshidids
328
the war of sixty years
335
The Crusaders conquest and the fate
826
Chronology
839
Bibliographical index
862
General index
912
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