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Zoroastrians in Early Islamic History: Accommodation and Memory

Zoroastrians in Early Islamic History: Accommodation and Memory - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Andrew D. MagnussonSeries:Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and CulturePublish date:2022-11-29Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781474489522ISBN-10:1474489524UPC:9781474489522Book Category:Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Zoroastrianism, Middle East, EuropeBook Topic:Iran, MedievalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.0604Product ID:SCP925597S

The second Muslim caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, once reportedly exclaimed, 'I do not know how to treat Zoroastrians!' He and other Muslims encountered Zoroastrians during the conquest of Arabia but struggled to formulate a consistent policy toward the adherents of a religion that was neither biblical nor polytheistic. Some Muslims saw Zoroastrians as pagans and sought to limit interaction with them. Others found ways to incorporate them within the empire of Islamic law. Andrew D. Magnusson describes the struggle between advocates of inclusion and exclusion, the ultimate accommodation of Zoroastrians, and the reasons that Muslim historians have subsequently buried the memory of this relationship.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781474489522ISBN-10:1474489524UPC:9781474489522Book Category:Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Zoroastrianism, Middle East, EuropeBook Topic:Iran, MedievalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.0604Product ID:SCP925597S

Andrew D. Magnusson is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Central Oklahoma.


Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

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