I. B. Tauris & Company
Diplomacy in the Early Islamic World: A Tenth-Century Treatise on Arab-Byzantine Relations
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9781845116521
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9781845116521
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$205.74
Diplomacy in the Early Islamic World: A Tenth-Century Treatise on Arab-Byzantine Relations
$205.74
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-Farr 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.
| Author: Maria Vaiou |
| Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company |
| Publication Date: Feb 26, 2015 |
| Number of Pages: 376 pages |
| Binding: Hardback or Cased Book |
| ISBN-10: 1845116526 |
| ISBN-13: 9781845116521 |
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