Medieval Nubia : a social and economic history / / Giovanni R. Ruffini

• Autore: Ruffini Giovanni <1974->
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource : ill
• Disciplina: 962.5022
• Soggetto topico: Land tenure - Nubia - History
• Soggetto geografico: Nubia History Sources; Nubia Civilization; Ibrīm (Egypt) Antiquities
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-287) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : Qasr Ibrim and Christian Nubia -- Qasr Ibrim's land sales -- Mashshouda and Archive 3 -- The historiography of Nubian land tenure -- Nubian land sales as a legal genre -- Nubian land sales as ceremony -- Nubia's legal tradition -- Money, rent, taxes and investment -- Qasr Ibrim's other archives -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 : The chronology of Archive 3.
• Sommario/riassunto: The first full-length study of the social and economic history of medieval Nubia, this book uses unpublished indigenous Old Nubian documentary sources to reveal a complex society that blended Greco-Roman legal traditions with African festive practices.
• Titolo autorizzato: Medieval Nubia
• ISBN: 0-19-989164-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996205693903316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno