Being a Sabian at Court in Tenth-Century Baghdad
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3963151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A M Roberts (0000-0002-6648-5392, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 137 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | American Oriental Society (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7817/jameroriesoci.137.2.0253 |
| OpenAlex | W2750174136 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Thābit b. Qurra (d. 288/901), a Sabian of Ḥarrān, and his descendants remained in their ancestral religion for six generations. Why did they persist despite pressure to convert? This article argues that religious self-identification as a Sabian could be a distinct advantage in Baghdad's elite circles. It focuses on Thābit's great-grandson Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm b. Hilāl al-Ṣābī (d. 384/994) and his poetry as collected by al-Thaʿālibī (d. 429/1038). Two members of the family who did convert are also considered by way of contrast
Bit (key · Elite · Identification · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Islamic Studies and History
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |