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وتحتل سرجيلا موقع الصدارة لما تحظى به من نسيج عمراني يمزج بين البيوت والكنائس والحمّامات والمدافن، لكن لفيلاتها قصة أخرى تروي حياة سكان البلدات في سوريا الرومانية البيزنطية، والثراء الذي حققوه، والنشاطات الاقتصادية والاجتماعية والعمرانية والدينية التي مارسوها؛ قصةٌ تلخّص أمجاد الماضي، وتوثق تاريخ سوريا العريق، وتزيح الستار عن حضارات نمت وازدهرت في ظلّ رقيٍّ عمرانيٍّ غير مسبوق، تعاقبت فيها ممالك وإمبراطوريات تركت لقادم الأيام كنوزًا أثريةً كانت مفتاحًا للتقدم العمراني في العالم بأسره.
The Ancient Architecture in Syria (Djebel Rîḥᾱ), authored by Butler and translated by Aisha Moussa, studies six of the most prominent archeological sites on Rîḥᾱ mountain.
At the forefront comes Serjilla which features a variety of grand architectural structures, including houses, churches, baths, and tombs. Its villas tell a narrative about the lives of the townspeople in the Roman-Byzantine Syria, illustrating their wealth and the diverse economic, social, architectural, and religious activities they engaged in. This narrative not only recounts the glories of the past but also documents Syria’s ancient history and reveals the civilizations that thrived with unprecedented architectural advancements. Here, various kingdoms and empires have succeeded one another, leaving behind archeological treasures that have significantly influenced architectural practices worldwide.
وتحتل سرجيلا موقع الصدارة لما تحظى به من نسيج عمراني يمزج بين البيوت والكنائس والحمّامات والمدافن، لكن لفيلاتها قصة أخرى تروي حياة سكان البلدات في سوريا الرومانية البيزنطية، والثراء الذي حققوه، والنشاطات الاقتصادية والاجتماعية والعمرانية والدينية التي مارسوها؛ قصةٌ تلخّص أمجاد الماضي، وتوثق تاريخ سوريا العريق، وتزيح الستار عن حضارات نمت وازدهرت في ظلّ رقيٍّ عمرانيٍّ غير مسبوق، تعاقبت فيها ممالك وإمبراطوريات تركت لقادم الأيام كنوزًا أثريةً كانت مفتاحًا للتقدم العمراني في العالم بأسره.
The Ancient Architecture in Syria (Djebel Rîḥᾱ), authored by Butler and translated by Aisha Moussa, studies six of the most prominent archeological sites on Rîḥᾱ mountain.
At the forefront comes Serjilla which features a variety of grand architectural structures, including houses, churches, baths, and tombs. Its villas tell a narrative about the lives of the townspeople in the Roman-Byzantine Syria, illustrating their wealth and the diverse economic, social, architectural, and religious activities they engaged in. This narrative not only recounts the glories of the past but also documents Syria’s ancient history and reveals the civilizations that thrived with unprecedented architectural advancements. Here, various kingdoms and empires have succeeded one another, leaving behind archeological treasures that have significantly influenced architectural practices worldwide.
Popular reading of history achieves more understanding and awareness of the facts of the history of any nation. This is what is provided in the rare and unknown popular biography of the king al-Badrnār Ibn-an-Nahrwān, whose historical events revolve around the conversion of the Turkish tribes from paganism to Islam and their relations with the neighboring and contemporary powers such as the Mongols, including the Khata tribe or the "Qara Khitai". The ambitions of their kings had a great impact on changing the course of several historical events in the Islamic East in the Abbasid era in 536 AH/1141 AD through their fighting several battles with their competitors, most notably the Seljuks, then their kings' reliance on a number of Arab figures and their trust in them and their opinions and advice regarding the administration of the lands of the Turks to achieve justice and ensure their interests, security and stability, such as the Hilali tribe and their heroes. The story was inspired by the ancient conflict between Arab, Turkish and Persian nationalisms, with its historical bitterness that was rooted in the narrators' souls and inflamed their imagination to draw the image of the legendary hero Nahrawan, who settles the calamities and defeats the camp of evil and idols, and whose ultimate goal is to spread justice with the help of the Arab heroes from the Arab Hilali tribe, summoning events and characters from the Quranic stories and from the biography of Antarah and Saif bin Dhi Yazan.
Popular reading of history achieves more understanding and awareness of the facts of the history of any nation. This is what is provided in the rare and unknown popular biography of the king al-Badrnār Ibn-an-Nahrwān, whose historical events revolve around the conversion of the Turkish tribes from paganism to Islam and their relations with the neighboring and contemporary powers such as the Mongols, including the Khata tribe or the "Qara Khitai". The ambitions of their kings had a great impact on changing the course of several historical events in the Islamic East in the Abbasid era in 536 AH/1141 AD through their fighting several battles with their competitors, most notably the Seljuks, then their kings' reliance on a number of Arab figures and their trust in them and their opinions and advice regarding the administration of the lands of the Turks to achieve justice and ensure their interests, security and stability, such as the Hilali tribe and their heroes. The story was inspired by the ancient conflict between Arab, Turkish and Persian nationalisms, with its historical bitterness that was rooted in the narrators' souls and inflamed their imagination to draw the image of the legendary hero Nahrawan, who settles the calamities and defeats the camp of evil and idols, and whose ultimate goal is to spread justice with the help of the Arab heroes from the Arab Hilali tribe, summoning events and characters from the Quranic stories and from the biography of Antarah and Saif bin Dhi Yazan.
Opium, Henbane and Hashish: What do the pre-modern Arabic-Islamic sources say about them? This book examines all aspects of use and abuse: Use in classical Arabic medicine, use as poisons, the juridical discourse on their use and their abuse as intoxicants. Furthermore, the monographs on narcotics that were written from the 13th century onwards are examined and the question of a premodern understanding of addiction is pursued. The period from 1100 to 1800 reveals trends in drug consumption, numerous, changing legal positions can be placed side by side and a multifaceted picture of drug users in their living environments emerges.
Opium, Henbane and Hashish: What do the pre-modern Arabic-Islamic sources say about them? This book examines all aspects of use and abuse: Use in classical Arabic medicine, use as poisons, the juridical discourse on their use and their abuse as intoxicants. Furthermore, the monographs on narcotics that were written from the 13th century onwards are examined and the question of a premodern understanding of addiction is pursued. The period from 1100 to 1800 reveals trends in drug consumption, numerous, changing legal positions can be placed side by side and a multifaceted picture of drug users in their living environments emerges.