Format:
Online-Ressource (xx, 334 p)
ISBN:
1280914955
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9781280914959
Series Statement:
Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts v. 52
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- List of Plates -- Part One -- Chapter One: The "Sheikh's House" -- The Family: A Household Divided -- The Company: Associates and Employees -- Clients: Suppliers, Buyers, Officials, Pilgrims, and Others -- Chapter Two: The Red Sea Commerce at Quseir -- Weights and Measures -- Grain: Quantity and Prices -- Other Commodities: No More Spices? -- Trade Patterns and Business Practices -- The Quest for Money -- The Trade Routes -- Chapter Three: Life, Death, and God: Aspects of Popular Belief and Culture -- "Funeral Texts": Sermons and Prayers -- "Healing Texts": Block Printed Amulets and Handwritten Charms -- Astrological Dials -- Concluding Remarks: The Red Sea Trade on the Eve of the "World System" -- Part Two -- Chapter Four: The Documents -- Classification of the Texts -- Paleography -- Language -- Chapter Five: Edition -- Commercial Letters -- Shipping Notes -- Accounts -- Official and Semi-Official Correspondence -- Private Letters -- Miscellanies -- Select Bibliography -- Index of Manuscripts and Text Editions -- Index of Documents -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""List of Plates""; ""Part One""; ""Chapter One: The “Sheikh�s House�""; ""The Family: A Household Divided""; ""The Company: Associates and Employees""; ""Clients: Suppliers, Buyers, Officials, Pilgrims, and Others""; ""Chapter Two: The Red Sea Commerce at Quseir""; ""Weights and Measures""; ""Grain: Quantity and Prices""; ""Other Commodities: No More Spices?""; ""Trade Patterns and Business Practices""; ""The Quest for Money""; ""The Trade Routes""; ""Chapter Three: Life, Death, and God: Aspects of Popular Belief and Culture""
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""“Funeral Texts�: Sermons and Prayers""""“Healing Texts�: Block Printed Amulets and Handwritten Charms""; ""Astrological Dials""; ""Concluding Remarks: The Red Sea Trade on the Eve of the “World System�""; ""Part Two""; ""Chapter Four: The Documents""; ""Classification of the Texts""; ""Paleography""; ""Language""; ""Chapter Five: Edition""; ""Commercial Letters""; ""Shipping Notes""; ""Accounts""; ""Official and Semi-Official Correspondence""; ""Private Letters""; ""Miscellanies""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Index of Manuscripts and Text Editions""; ""Index of Documents""
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""General Index""""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004137479
Additional Edition:
Print version Commerce, Culture, and Community in a Red Sea Port in the Thirteenth Century : The Arabic Documents from Quseir
Language:
English
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