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“…In the summer of 484 BCE Babylonia revolted against Xerxes, king of Persia. In recent years, a debate has crystallized around the nature of Xerxes' response to this challenge. …”

“…Focusing each chapter on different ports around the Gulf, this sweeping history shows how the people of the Gulf adapted to larger changes in world history, creating a system of free trade, merchant rule, and commerce that continues to benefit the Gulf region today"-- Editor…”

“…The establishment of the metropolis of Tagrit as the Syrian Orthodox seat of Persia (early 7th c.) did not come without raising conflicts of jurisdiction between the local Miaphysite hierarchy, based in the monastery Mor Matay, and the patriarchate which hoped to extend its outreach in the eastern region. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction / 2. Regions -- 2.1. China / 2.2. South Asia / 2.3. Sub-saharan Africa / 2.4. …”

“…A major theme is the mission of Christians among different peoples in many regions of the ancient world: Ethiopia, Nubia, Armenia, Georgia, Persia, central Asia, India, China as well as among the Germanic peoples of northern Europe and the Slavic peoples in the Balkans and Russia. …”

“…Reina la civilización árabe desde hace unos doce siglos en la inmensa región que se extiende desde las orillas del Atlántico hasta el mar de las Indias, desde las playas del Mediterráneo hasta los arenales del interior de África, y las poblaciones que habitan estas comarcas siguen la misma religión, hablan la misma lengua, poseen las mismas instituciones y artes, y formaron antiguamente parte del mismo imperio.Encerrar en un conjunto las principales manifestaciones que esta civilización tuvo en los pueblos que dominó, reproducir todas las maravillas que dejó en España, África, Egipto y Siria, Persia e India, es un trabajo ímprobo. …”
Texto completo en Odilo

Tabla de Contenidos: “…/ Karima Ziamari -- From Arabia to Persia and back: code-switching among the al Ali tribe in the UAE and Iran / Dénes Gazsi -- Arabic borrowing of the Hebrew word menahel "manager": articulations and ideologies / Nancy Hawker -- Contact-induced change from a speakers' perspective: a study of language attitudes in Siwa / Valentina Serreli…”

“…The globalization described in this volume extends over language barriers and literatures, showing how texts as well as goods can travel between societies and regions. This collection of papers offer new insights and perspectives into connections between the Mediterranean World, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Persia and India…”

“…Textual and iconographic remains are examined from Israel and Judah, Egypt, Greece and Persia, often with direct relationship with Israelite and Judean religion and prophetic activity. …”

“…Este libro se ocupa precisamente de la historia del cristianismo en aquellos lugares donde ya no existe, desde Oriente Medio hasta China, pasando por el norte de África, Etiopía, Persia, India y otros rincones del Extremo Oriente." …”

“…However, when investigated within the dual contexts of a regional literary canon and the active participation of Caucasia's diverse peoples in the Iranian Commonwealth, early Georgian texts emerge as a rich repository of Late Antique attitudes and outlooks. …”
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“…Finally, the volume locates the archaeology of the Early Christian world in fifteen regional studies stretching from Britain to Persia, highlighting the unique historical contexts that have shaped scholarly discussion across time and space. …”
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