Maimonides and the Convert: A Juridical and Philosophical Embrace of the Outsider
Maimonides and the Convert: A Juridical and Philosophical Embrace of the Outsider Diamond, James A. (University of Waterloo) Medieval Philosophy and Theology 11…
Decline and decadence in Iraq and Syria after the age of Avicenna? : ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (1162–1231) between myth and history
Decline and decadence in Iraq and Syria after the age of Avicenna? : ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (1162–1231) between myth and history By Nanne…
Mystic Mythopoiesis of Pre-Islamic Arabic Odes
Mystic Mythopoiesis of Pre-Islamic Arabic Odes By Dalia Urbonaitė Acta Orientalia Vilnensia, Vol. 6:2 (2005) Abstract: Qaùīdas, the Pre-Islamic Arabic odes, were for…
Medieval Observatory discovered in Iran
Iranian archaeologists have discovered a 13th century observatory at the Ismailis stronghold of Alamut. It is believed this was used by the famous…
On the Making of Local Paper: A Thirteenth Century Yemeni Recipe
On the Making of Local Paper: A Thirteenth Century Yemeni Recipe By Adam Gacek Remmm: Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Meiterranee,…
New book examines Christian-Muslim cooperation in art in medieval Iraq
The relationship between Christians and Muslims in the Middle East during the Middle Ages is often typified in terms such as conflict and…
Ibn Sina and the clinical trial
Ibn Sina and the clinical trial By Mohammad M. Sajadi, Davood Mansouri, and Mohamad-Reza M. Sajadi Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 150 no.…
The Odyssey of Ibn Battuta
The Odyssey of Ibn Battuta: Uncommon Tales of a Medieval Adventurer By David Waines I.B. Tauris, 2010 ISBN: 978 184511 805 1 Summary:…
Some Observations on Infanticide in Medieval Muslim Society
Some Observations on Infanticide in Medieval Muslim Society By Avner Giladi International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 22, No. 2, (1990) Introduction:…
In the Shadow of Zengi: Diplomatic Relations between Damascus and the Crusader States during the Reign of King Fulk of Jerusalem
In the Shadow of Zengi: Diplomatic Relations between Damascus and the Crusader States during the Reign of King Fulk of Jerusalem Paper by Basit…
The myth of minority : cultural change in Valencia in the thirteenth century at the time of the conquests of James I of Aragon
The myth of minority : cultural change in Valencia in the thirteenth century at the time of the conquests of James I of…
Pride and Hope: Reviving Bam and its Cultural Landscape
Bam, a city in southeastern Iran was hit by a disastrous earthquake in December 2003. The symbol of the city, Arg-e-Bam was left…
Crusade
Crusade By Robyn Young Publisher: Plume, July 29, 2008 ISBN: 9780452289604 The second volume in the internationally bestselling “Brethren” trilogy, “Crusade” is gripping…
Sand Daughter
Sand Daughter By Sarah Bryant Publisher: Berkley Trade ISBN:9780425229804 “An epic filled with emotion and rich with atmosphere” (” Historical Novel Society”) from…
The Case History in Medieval Islamic Medical Literature: Tajārib and Mujarrabāt as Source
The Case History in Medieval Islamic Medical Literature: Tajārib and Mujarrabāt as Source By Cristina Álvarez Millán Medical History, Vol.54:2 (2010) Introduction: Knowledge of…
Qādīs and the political use of the mazālim jurisdiction under the Abbāsids
Qādīs and the political use of the mazālim jurisdiction under the Abbāsids By Mathieu Tillier Public violence in Islamic societies: Power, discipline, and…
The conquest of Khūzistān: a historiographical reassessment
The conquest of Khūzistān: a historiographical reassessment By Chase F. Robinson Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Vol.67:1 (2004) Abstract:…
Ammianus Marcellinus and Procopius of Caesarea: The Eastern Campaigns of Julian and Justinian, 4th and 6th centuries A.D
By using both of these historians it is hoped that the Persian campaigns of Julian and Justinian will be made clearer in the context of the emperors and their goals and flaws.
The Regicide of the Caliph al-Amīn and the Challenge of Representation in Medieval Islamic Historiography
Fifty years after its founding in A.D.762 as the ideal political center of the Abbasid caliphate, Baghdad underwent its first destructive siege during the civil war between the two sons of Haruin al-Rasid, al-Amin and al-Ma’mun.
The Development of Hindu-Arabic and Traditional Chinese Arithmetic
The Development of Hindu-Arabic and Traditional Chinese Arithmetic By Lam Lay Yong Chinese Science, Vol.13 (1996) Introduction: Arithmetic is a branch of mathematics…
