The Fatimid Armenians: Cultural and Political Interaction in the Near East

by Seta B. Dadoyan

This first study of its kind cuts across and brings together the political and cultural histories of the medieval Near East. The peculiar episode of the Fatimid Armenians (1074-1163) and other phenomena earlier on are given their proper background and context; the 'Armenian Period' in the last century of the Fatimid caliphate in Egypt is shown to be a major phase in the perpetual alliance between Armenian sectarians and Muslims.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004108165
• ISBN13: 9789004108165
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.8"