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Record Nr.

UNINA9910896179103321

Autore

Erlikh Ḥagai

Titolo

Rediscovering the Red Sea's Historical Significance / / by Haggai Erlich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9789819771943

9819771943

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (103 pages)

Disciplina

909.096533

Soggetti

Middle East - History

Civilization - History

History of the Middle East

Cultural History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Sad Sea -- Chapter 2: Refugees Crossing the Sea – Judaism, Christianity, Islam -- Chapter 3: The Children of Israel: Parting the Red Sea -- Chapter 4: Refugees and Ethiopian Christianity -- Chapter 5: The Pioneers of Islam: Refugees on the Opposite Shore -- Chapter 6: The Battle on the Silk Road - Egypt and Portugal -- Chapter 7: The Red Sea Abandoned -- Chapter 8: Egypt and the Revival of the Red Sea.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is a comprehensive historical exploration of the Red Sea, a vital maritime route that connects the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. It highlights various pivotal moments and struggles from Aden to Suez, including the conflicts between Islamic powers and European imperialism over the route to India, ultimately leading to Western domination of the oceans. It highlights that the sea remains a theater of global strategy and a site of international trade and security struggles. The book integrates and summarizes relevant studies on the Arab Middle East, Ethiopia, and the Horn of Africa. From biblical times and the medieval struggles for global dominance to the current era of intense international competition along the maritime corridor known as the "Silk Road," it explores this enigmatic waterway. The book illuminates the significance and future importance of the sea's history.



It is essential for all researchers interested in maritime borders and Ethiopian and Arab history.