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Medieval Nubia

by Giovanni Ruffini

SourcesHistoryCivilizationAntiquitiesLand tenureLand tenure, egyptEgypt, antiquitiesEgypt, civilization

The first full-length study of the social and economic history of medieval Nubia, this book uses unpublished indigenous Old Nubian documentary sources to reveal a complex society that blended Greco-Roman legal traditions with African festive practices.

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Book data: Open Library