Corpus inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae (CIAP) /
by Moshe Sharon.
Description
- Language(s)
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English ; Arabic
- Published
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Leiden ; Brill, 1997-<2021>
- Summary
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Western Palestine is extremely rich in Arabic inscriptions, whose dates range from as early as CE 150 until modern times. Most of the inscriptions date from the Islamic period, for under Islam the country gained particular religious and strategic importance, even though it made up only part of the larger province of Syria. This historical importance is clearly reflected in the hundreds of inscriptions, the texts of which cover a variety of topics: construction, dedication, religious endowments, epitaphs, Qur'anic texts, prayers and invocations, all now assembled in the Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae (CIAP). The CIAP follows the method established at the end of the 19th century by Max van Berchem, namely, the studying of the Arabic inscriptions 'in context'. Van Berchem managed to publish two volumes of the inscriptions from Jerusalem: the CIAP covers the entire country. The inscriptions are arranged according to site, and are studied in their respective topographical, historical and cultural context. In this way the CIAP offers more than a survey of inscriptions: it represents the epigraphical angle of the geographical history of the Holy Land.
- Note
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Series statement varies slightly. Volume 5- say Section 1.
- Physical Description
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volumes <1-7, addendum> :
illustrations, maps ;
30 cm.
- ISBN
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9004440135
9789004440135
9789004142893
9004142894
9004157808
9789004157804
9004324798
9789004324794
9004250972
9789004250970
9004170855
9789004170858
9004131973
9789004131972
9004110836
9789004110830
9004108335
9789004108332
9004110062
9789004110069
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