New documentary texts and the early Islamic state
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2795654 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Hoyland (0009-0007-9927-9900, University of St Andrews, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 395-416 |
| Publication date | 2006-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x06000188 |
| OpenAlex | W2032890752 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
This article is intended as a contribution to the debate on the nature of the early Islamic state (especially 1-70 AH/622-690 AD), as regards both its government and its ideology. It presents and discusses new documentary evidence that sheds light on these subjects and tries to advance a little further the discussion of two questions that have been particularly hotly debated in recent years. These are: whether the Muslims merely continued the administrative practices of the Byzantines and Persians or introduced innovations, and why recognizably Islamic messages do not appear in the material record before the reign of the caliph 'Abd al-Malik (65-85 AH/685-705 AD). Finally, this article attempts to draw attention to the relative under-use of documents, whether papyri, coins, rock inscriptions or the like, and to illustrate the different ways in which they might be deployed to enhance our knowledge of this very important topic
Archaeology · Art · Documentary evidence · Epistemology · Government (linguistics) · Ideology · Islam · Linguistics · Literature · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Reign · Sociology · State (computer science) · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Computer Science · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
The Early Mosque Revisited
The First Islamic Empire
The Holy City of Medina
Greater Syria
The late Sasanian Near East
Conclusion
Muhammad's Heirs
Modern approaches to early Islamic history
An Orientation to the Sources and Study of Early Islamic Egypt (641–868 ce )
Yemeni Inscriptions, Iraqi Chronicles, Hijazi Poetry
Lignées féminines et dynamiques Égypte-Syrie-Iraq au début de l’époque marwanide
The Origin and Development of the Sudanese Ports (‘Aydhâb, Bâ/di‘, Sawâkin)in the early Islamic Period
Land Reclamation and Irrigation Programs in Early Islamic Southern Mesopotamia
The Fertile Desert
Mining and metallurgical labor in Islamic period Southwest Asia
Monetary reform under the Sufyanids
Introduction
| Citations per year | 0.16 |
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| Citation span | 1920 - 2023 (104) |
| Highly cited | No |