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The Byzantine-Islamic Transition in Palestine - An Archaeological Approach (Hardcover)
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The Byzantine-Islamic Transition in Palestine - An Archaeological Approach (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Studies in Byzantium
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Using a comprehensive evaluation of recent archaeological findings,
Avni addresses the transformation of local societies in Palestine
and Jordan between the sixth and eleventh centuries AD. Arguing
that these archaeological findings provide a reliable, though
complex, picture, Avni illustrates how the Byzantine-Islamic
transition was a much slower and gradual process than previously
thought, and that it involved regional variability, different types
of populations, and diverse settlement patterns. Based on the
results of hundreds of excavations, including Avni's own surveys
and excavations in the Negev, Beth Guvrin, Jerusalem, and Ramla,
the volume reconstructs patterns of continuity and change in
settlements during this turbulent period, evaluating the process of
change in a dynamic multicultural society and showing that the
coming of Islam had no direct effect on settlement patterns and
material culture of the local population. The change in settlement,
stemming from internal processes rather than from external
political powers, culminated gradually during the Early Islamic
period. However, the process of Islamization was slow, and by the
eve of the Crusader period Christianity still had an overwhelming
majority in Palestine and Jordan.
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