Connecting polemic in the medieval mediterranean, a: the correspondence of leo iii and 'umar ii
Éditeur :
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
ISBN :
9781614911418
Date de publication :
20 avr. 2026
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
536 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book offers the first comprehensive edition and translation of all surviving versions—Latin, Armenian, Arabic, and Aljamiado—of the polemical correspondence attributed to the Byzantine emperor Leo III and the Umayyad caliph 'Umar II, providing insights into the construction and transmission of polemical literature in the premodern world.