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Higher Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa) in Substantiating Justice in Land Tax
The Muslim World, EarlyView.Abstract This article discusses the relationship between the systemization of kharāj (land tax) and the higher objective of Islamic law or Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa. After the conquest of Sawād region (located in modern‐day southern Iraq), the First Caliph ʿUmar (634 ‐ 644 CE) introduced a new approach to the distribution of ghanīmah (spoils of war), leaving ...
Öznur Özdemir, Mehmet Asutay
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Wooden combs from the Roman fort at Vechten: the bodily appearance of soldiers [PDF]
, 2010 Excavations in the late 19th century and surveys carried out in the 1970s have produced 12 boxwood combs from the Roman fort at Vechten (NL). They are to be considered waste material that was dumped in the river Rhine which in the Roman period ran just ...
Derks, A.M.J., Vos, W.K.
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Who was Watching Whom? A Reassessment of the Conflict between Germanicus and Piso [PDF]
, 2015 Despite Tacitus’ insinuations to the contrary, Cn. Calpurnius Piso (cos. 7 b.c.e.) was no friend and loyal supporter of Emperor Tiberius. The emperor offered Piso the command of Syria in an effort to win over the political support of this prestigious-but-
Drogula, Fred K.
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From Masada to Sarikamis: Trauma and Defeat Turns Into Heroic Resistance and Ontological Security
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article traces the characteristics of the political discourse in the post‐modern era, which sees the necessity of using traumas and defeat to create national‐religious narratives. Through a critical discourse study of two case studies—the Battle of Masada (73 CE) and the Battle of Sarikamis (1914–1915), this article presents an analytical
Tarik Basbugoglu +3 more
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JEWISH EXEMPTIONS FROM ROMAN MILITARY SERVICE: A REPLY
Journal of Ancient History and ArchaeologyIn my 2022 book I presented the line of interpretation put forward by H. Olshanetsky, according to whom sporadic exemptions from military service which the Roman authorities exclusively granted to Jews in the East are sufficient to prove that Jews were ...
Raúl GONZÁLEZ-SALINERO
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The Portrayal of Roman Gladiators and Slavery in Film [PDF]
, 2020 This thesis project will endeavor to examine how prominent historical films set in the Roman Empire deal with slavery and gladiators, said research to inform a corresponding creative project. In studying and analyzing Ben-Hur (1959), Spartacus (1960) and
Gingerich, Megan
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Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores Russia's genocidal discourses on Ukrainians, focusing on the predominant narrative that frames cultural genocide as the ‘liberation’ of Ukrainians through the erasure of their cultural identity. Existing literature tends to overlook this form of genocidal discourse, which diverges from typical ‘othering’ by instead ...
Martin Laryš
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Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Over the last decade at the University Hospital of Nancy in Lorraine, France, we have observed an increasing number of people under 35 years old who receive consultation for gender incongruence, from an average of 7 new patients per year in 2002–2013 to an average of 27 per year in 2014–2017.
Eva Feigerlova
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Robbers and Soldiers: Criminality and Roman Army in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses [PDF]
This paper aims at discussing the relationship between ancient robbers and Roman army in Apuleius' Metamorphoses. As Apuleius' Metamorphoses has a great deal of information about banditry, deserters and ex-soldiers that can be explored in different ways,
Garraffoni, Renata
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Roman fort construction : the benefits of standardization [PDF]
, 2011 Roman forts have been studied in both archaeology and history for many years. Standardization has often been mentioned as a tool of the Roman army and also one of its greatest strengths.
Rowles, Dane G.
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