La "descrizione dei tempi" all'alba dell'espansione islamica : Un'indagine sulla storiografia greca, siriaca e araba fra VII e VIII secolo
The 7-8th centuries are commonly believed tohave beena stagnant phase of Byzantine historiography. This book investigates the writing of history in Greek and Syriacduring this period through the study of four later chronicles which used lost 7-8th-century sources. The materials shared by these texts...
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2014
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| Summary: | The 7-8th centuries are commonly believed tohave beena stagnant phase of Byzantine historiography. This book investigates the writing of history in Greek and Syriacduring this period through the study of four later chronicles which used lost 7-8th-century sources. The materials shared by these texts shed light on the sources themselves and on the practice of "memory keeping" among Christians in such a crucial age. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (196 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110330953 9783110330847 9783110382259 |
| Access: | Open Access |