Who are the Romans? The Definition ofBilād al-Rūm(Land of the Romans) in Medieval Islamic Geographies
Koray Durak
The present work is a contribution to the Islamic geographical conceptualisation of medieval world through examination term Rūm (Roman). Rūm, in Arabic, represented territory that lay north and west Near East North Africa. However, it far from clear whether Europe, Byzantine Empire or both. Study Arabic works ninth eleventh centuries shows corresponded earlier works, while writers later geographies began use define Christian general, including Byzantium. rest paper devoted an explanation for this transition meaning term.
Journal of Intercultural Studies