Byzantium Viewed by the Arabs

Discover the complex and non-monolithic Arabic-Islamic view of Byzantium with this book. Examining centuries of warfare, contact, and exchanges between the two cultures, this investigation includes previously inaccessible material on the Arabic textual tradition on Byzantium. Uncover the significance of Byzantium to the Arab Muslim establishment and their appreciation of various facets of Byzantine culture and civilization. This alternative perspective presents the schemes developed by medieval authors to reinterpret aspects of their own history, self-definition, and view of the world.