History and identity in the late antique Near East, 500-1000 /

This book examines the importance of the past, both real and imagined, in constructing contemporary culture in the period AD 500-1000. It goes beyond 'history-writing' in a narrow sense to examine philosophy, theology, liturgy and jurisprudence as vehicles for tradition and the imagination...

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Other Authors: Wood, Philip, 1982-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Series:Oxford studies in late antiquity.
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Online Access:CONNECT