Format:
X, 99 S.
,
26 cm
ISBN:
9780940490376
Series Statement:
American oriental series 96
Content:
Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- The Umayyads, crucifixion, and the legacy of late antiquity -- Crucifixion in Roman late antiquity -- Crucifixion in Sasanid late antiquity -- Crucifixion in the early Islamic period -- Normative and exemplary paradigms of Umayyad crucifixion -- The topoi of pre-Islamic crucifixion : depicting crucifixion in the Sīra-Maghāzī literature -- Contesting Umayyad-era crucifixion : martyrologies and anti-martyrologies -- The crucifixions of ʿAbdallh ibn al-Zubayr and Zayd ibn ʿAlī -- Crucifying heretics and martyrs : the religious dimensions of Umayyad crucifixion -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- The martyrology of Mītham al-Tammār -- The martyrology of Rushayd al-Hajarī -- The martyrology and anti-martyrology of Ghaylān of Damascus -- Bibliography -- Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-92) and index
,
Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- The Umayyads, crucifixion, and the legacy of late antiquity -- Crucifixion in Roman late antiquity -- Crucifixion in Sasanid late antiquity -- Crucifixion in the early Islamic period -- Normative and exemplary paradigms of Umayyad crucifixion -- The topoi of pre-Islamic crucifixion : depicting crucifixion in the Sīra-Maghāzī literature -- Contesting Umayyad-era crucifixion : martyrologies and anti-martyrologies -- The crucifixions of ʿAbdallh ibn al-Zubayr and Zayd ibn ʿAlī -- Crucifying heretics and martyrs : the religious dimensions of Umayyad crucifixion -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- The martyrology of Mītham al-Tammār -- The martyrology of Rushayd al-Hajarī -- The martyrology and anti-martyrology of Ghaylān of Damascus -- Bibliography -- Index.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Umayyaden
;
Kreuzigung
;
Martyrium
;
Kreuzigung
;
Martyrium
