Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
Classic Ships of Islam : From Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean - Dionysius A Agius

Classic Ships of Islam

From Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean

By: Dionysius A Agius

Paperback | 26 December 2007

At a Glance

Paperback


$114.40

or 4 interest-free payments of $28.60 with

 or 

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

This book charts the development of Islamic ships and boats in the Western Indian Ocean from the seventh to the early sixteenth century with reference to earlier periods. It utilizes mainly Classical and Medieval Arabic literary sources with iconographical evidence and archaeological finds.
The interdependence of various trading activities in the region resulted in a cross fertilization, not only of goods but also of ideas and culture which gave an underlying cohesion to the Arabian, Persian and Indian maritime peoples. This study has led to a re-evaluation of that maritime culture, showing that it was predominantly Persian and Indian, with Chinese influence, throughout the Islamic period until the coming of the Portuguese, as reflected in nautical terminology and technology.
Industry Reviews
Honorary Mention for Best Book published in 2007 on a Canadian nautical subject from the Canadian Nautical Research Society. Awarded Honourable Mention by The Keith Matthews Prize in 2008 Highly Commended for the Keith Muckelroy Memorial Award 2009, Nautical Archaeology Society.

"Fur Interessierte am arabischen Schiffbau mit Sicherheit eine willkommene Bereicherung, liegt doch mit dieser Studie eine Publikation vor, die nicht nur schiffbautechnische, sondern auch geo-politische Aspekte umfassend und facettenreich darstellt." - Thomas Feige, in: Das Logbuch 44.4 (2008) "Rarely do books come along that make such a demontrable contribution to the field of maritime history as Dionisius Agius's Classic Ships of Islam, a work that effectively re-lays the foundation for the study of Muslim shipping in the western Indian Ocean." - Lincoln Paine, in: The Northern Mariner / Le Marin du Nord, XVIII.2 (2008), 120-122 "As a reviewer seeking to do full justice to this complex work one would almost have to match Agius word-for-word, so rich is the study in its assessment of sources, the arguments of other scholars, and its overall sweeping contribution to the much-neglected field." - Kenneth McPherson, in: Nautical Archeology 38.1 (2009), 180-182 "The book [...] advances our understanding of Islamic material culture as well as social and economic history and offers a fascinating journey into the past, to borrow Agius' heading of Chapter One of his book." - Yaacov Lev, in: Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam 38 (2011), 391-395

More in Encyclopaedias & Reference Works

X-Men For Dummies : For Dummies - Troy Brownfield

RRP $49.95

$38.75

22%
OFF
Where to Go When : 2nd Edition - Lonely Planet

RRP $39.99

$27.99

30%
OFF
Renniks Australian Pre-Decimal Coin Varieties: 3rd Edition - Ian McConnelly
Stranger Things Annual 2026 - Malcolm Mackenzie

RRP $22.99

$20.75

10%
OFF
Guinness World Records 2026: Gamer's Edition - Guinness World Records

RRP $39.99

$31.75

21%
OFF
Ripley's Believe It or Not! 2026 - Ripley

RRP $49.99

$38.75

22%
OFF
Minecraft Annual 2026 : Minecraft - Mojang AB

RRP $22.99

$20.75

10%
OFF
AFN Australian Fish Guide : AFN Fish ID - Frank Prokop

RRP $29.99

$24.99

17%
OFF
The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia - Nintendo

RRP $69.99

$52.75

25%
OFF
The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World [16th Edition] - Times Atlases
100 Australian Birds - Georgia Angus

RRP $32.99

$26.99

18%
OFF
Swainston's Fishes of Australia : The complete illustrated guide - Roger Swainston
Every Day I Read : 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books - Hwang Bo-reum

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF
Kelly Wearstler: Synchronicity : Obsessions - Kelly Wearstler

RRP $130.00

$90.75

30%
OFF
Wild Food Plants of Australia - Tim Low

RRP $34.99

$28.75

18%
OFF
The Dangerous Book for Boys - Conn Iggulden

RRP $45.00

$33.75

25%
OFF