Medieval Nubia - A Social and Economic History

Zusatztext This extraordinary volume adds a new dimension to our knowledge of medieval (Christian) Nubian economy and society, in particular to land tenure. ... The writing throughout the book is admirably clear. Informationen zum Autor Giovanni R. Ruffini is Assistant Professor of History and Classical Studies at Fairfield University. Klappentext The first full-length study of the social and economic history of medieval Nubia, this book uses unpublished indigenous Old Nubian documentary sources to reveal a complex society that blended Greco-Roman legal traditions with African festive practices. Zusammenfassung The first full-length study of the social and economic history of medieval Nubia, this book uses unpublished indigenous Old Nubian documentary sources to reveal a complex society that blended Greco-Roman legal traditions with African festive practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction: Qasr Ibrim and Christian Nubia Chapter One: Qasr Ibrim's Land Sales Chapter Two: Mashshouda and Archive 3 Chapter Three: The Historiography of Nubian Land Tenure Chapter Four: Nubian Land Sales as a Legal Genre Chapter Five: Nubian Land Sales as Ceremony Chapter Six: Nubia's Legal Tradition Chapter Seven: Money, Rent, Taxes and Investment Chapter Eight: Qasr Ibrim's Other Archives Conclusion Appendix 1: The Chronology of Archive 3 Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Giovanni R Ruffini, Giovanni R. Ruffini, Giovanni R. (Assistant Professor of History and Classical Studies Ruffini, Giovanni Roberto Ruffini
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.09.2012
• EAN: 9780199891634
• ISBN: 978-0-19-989163-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History; Europe, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history, African History, Archaeology by period / region, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Medieval European archaeology, African history: pre-colonial