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Life in the Egyptian Valley under Ikhshīdid and Fāṭimid Rule: Insights from Documentary Sources

Life in the Egyptian Valley under Ikhshīdid and Fāṭimid Rule: Insights from Documentary Sources Offering a micro-historical reading of extant legal deeds from Ashmūnayn in Upper Egypt, this article investigates the history of the diverse communities living in the Egyptian valley during the Ikhshīdid and Fāṭimid periods. It reveals the varied nature of settlements, the large extent of interconnections between towns and villages of different size and character, and the implications these had on legal and documentary practice. It presents a re-evaluated concept of centres and peripheries within the context of the Egyptian valley which highlights the varied pace at which developments taking place in central areas impacted on more remote regions, and argues for an understanding of the history of the Egyptian valley that looks beyond periodisation based on dynastic change. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient Brill

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Brill
Copyright
Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0022-4995
eISSN
1568-5209
DOI
10.1163/15685209-12341455
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Abstract

Offering a micro-historical reading of extant legal deeds from Ashmūnayn in Upper Egypt, this article investigates the history of the diverse communities living in the Egyptian valley during the Ikhshīdid and Fāṭimid periods. It reveals the varied nature of settlements, the large extent of interconnections between towns and villages of different size and character, and the implications these had on legal and documentary practice. It presents a re-evaluated concept of centres and peripheries within the context of the Egyptian valley which highlights the varied pace at which developments taking place in central areas impacted on more remote regions, and argues for an understanding of the history of the Egyptian valley that looks beyond periodisation based on dynastic change.

Journal

Journal of the Economic and Social History of the OrientBrill

Published: Apr 11, 2018

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