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Palmyra: A History examines Palmyra, the city in the Syrian oasis of Tadmur, from its beginnings in the Bronze Age, through the classical period and its discovery and excavation, to... Læs mere
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In a pioneering reinterpretation, the authors challenge the orientalist perception of the Islamic city. Considering the histories of... Læs mere
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This was the first comprehensive presentation of the archaeology of Syria from the end of the Paleolithic... Læs mere
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This book examines the politics of the ancient Near East through archives of over 3000 letters found in the royal palace of Mari. These... Læs mere
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Covering Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Iran and Brunei, this volume explores the relationship between political power and social networks in medieval and modern Middle Eastern history. Social, religious and administrative networks that governed rural and urban areas are examined.
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The studies in this volume are drawn together from a widely scattered set of publications, many difficult of access.
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This history of Eastern liturgical ritual reveals the world of the Christian Orient in its variety, and in the profundity of its theological thought. These rituals bear witness to the impact which the liturgies made on the Mediterranean cultures and societes of Late Antiquity.
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It is often forgotten that many people in late antique Syria were bilingual in Syriac and Greek. These articles explore aspects of the interaction between these two literary cultures, exemplified in the works of two Christian poets, Ephrem the Syrian and Romanos the Melode.
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Drawing upon the issues raised by postcolonial and performance theory, this book evaluates how Syrians redefined Greekness and negotiated the pressures of Greek... Læs mere
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The first comprehensive study of Syria's religious scene and the Sunni ulama. This book shows how the secular, non-Sunni Ba'thist... Læs mere
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Salwa Ismail provides an original analysis of the routine and spectacular violence witnessed in Syria under the rule of the Asad family... Læs mere