Diplomacy in the Early Islamic World - A Tenth-Century Treatise on Arab-Byzantine Relations

Informationen zum Autor Maria Vaiou is Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Byzantine History at Sabanc University, Turkey. Vorwort Arab messengers played a vital role in the medieval Islamic world and its diplomatic relations with foreign powers. This title presents an account of the diplomacy of the period. It provides an understanding of the early Islamic world and the field of International Relations and Diplomatic History. Zusammenfassung Arab messengers played a vital role in the medieval Islamic world and its diplomatic relations with foreign powers. An innovative treatise from the 10th Century ("Rusul al-Muluk", "Messengers of Kings") is perhaps the most important account of the diplomacy of the period, and it is here translated into English for the first time. "Rusul al-Muluk" draws on examples from the Qur'an and other sources which extend from the period of al-jahiliyya to the time of the 'Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim (218-227/833-842). In the only medieval Arabic work which exists on the conduct of messengers and their qualifications, the author Ibn al-Farr rejects jihadist policies in favor of quiet diplomacy and a pragmatic outlook of constructive realpolitik. "Rusul al-Muluk" is an extraordinarily important and original contribution to our understanding of the early Islamic world and the field of International Relations and Diplomatic History. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. IntroductionThe Importance of the Kitab Rusul al-Muluk The Accounts of ‘Abbasid-Byzantine ExchangesThe Period of al-MansurThe Period of Harun al-Rashid The Period of al-Mamun The Period of al-Mu‘tasim2. Description of the TextAuthorDate The Place of the Composition: SpainGenreArrangement of the Author’s MaterialTenth-century Byzantine and Muslim Treatises on Diplomatic ProtocolContents3. Manuscripts4. Notes on the Translation5. Translation: Messengers of Kings

Product details

• Authors: Maria Vaiou, Vaiou Maria
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2019
• EAN: 9781788313520
• ISBN: 978-1-78831-352-0
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 214 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Library of Middle East History; Library of Middle East History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; HISTORY / Middle East / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, Middle Eastern history, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval