Commerce, Culture, and Community in a Red Sea Port in the Thirteenth Century : The Arabic Documents from Quseir.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- List of Plates -- Part One -- Chapter One: The "Sheikh's House" -- The Family: A Household Divided -- The Company: Associates and Employees -- Clients: Suppliers, Buyers, Officials, Pilgrims, and Others -- Chapter Two: The Red Sea Commerce at Quseir -- Weights and Measures -- Grain: Quantity and Prices -- Other Commodities: No More Spices? -- Trade Patterns and Business Practices -- The Quest for Money -- The Trade Routes -- Chapter Three: Life, Death, and God: Aspects of Popular Belief and Culture -- "Funeral Texts": Sermons and Prayers -- "Healing Texts": Block Printed Amulets and Handwritten Charms -- Astrological Dials -- Concluding Remarks: The Red Sea Trade on the Eve of the "World System" -- Part Two -- Chapter Four: The Documents -- Classification of the Texts -- Paleography -- Language -- Chapter Five: Edition -- Commercial Letters -- Shipping Notes -- Accounts -- Official and Semi-Official Correspondence -- Private Letters -- Miscellanies -- Select Bibliography -- Index of Manuscripts and Text Editions -- Index of Documents -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

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