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Diplomacy in the early Islamic world : a tenth-century treatise on Arab-Byzantine relations The book of messengers of Kings (Kitāb Rusul al-Mulūk) of Ibn al-Farrāʼ
Page du site internet de l'éditeur: "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...
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| Format : | Livre |
| Langue : | anglais |
| Titre complet : | Diplomacy in the early Islamic world : a tenth-century treatise on Arab-Byzantine relations : The book of messengers of Kings (Kitāb Rusul al-Mulūk) of Ibn al-Farrāʼ / translated from the Arabic and annotated by Maria Vaiou |
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London, New York :
I.B. Tauris
, 2015, cop. 2015 |
| Description matérielle : | 1 vol. (353 p.-[21] p. de pl.) |
| Collection : | The Library of Middle East history ; 17 |
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| Résumé : | Page du site internet de l'éditeur: "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-Farrā 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." |
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| Variantes de titre : | Rusul al-mulūk |
| Bibliographie : | Bibliographie p. 305-329. Index |
| ISBN : | 978-1-8451-1652-1 1-8451-1652-6 |