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The critique of religion as political critique: Mīrzā Fatḥ ʿAlī Ākhūndzāda's pre-Islamic xenology [PDF]
, 2016 (Awarded the International Society for Intellectual History’s Charles Schmitt Prize) Mīrzā Fatḥ 'Alī Ākhūndzāda’s Letters from Prince Kamāl al-Dawla to the Prince Jalāl al-Dawla (1865) is often read as a Persian attempt to introduce European ...
Gould, Rebecca
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Jesus and Mehr recognition according to oriental sources
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018 Early oriental historians have used two series of sources about ancient history of Iran, including Iranian and non-Iranian sources. As these sources are independent of each other, two different chronologies about these ancient periods have arisen ...
Amir A. Rokhzadi, Kaivan Shafei
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The Provenance of Silver in the Viking‐Age Hoard From Bedale, North Yorkshire
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The acquisition of silver was a key motive propelling the Viking expansion out of Scandinavia; identifying the sources of Viking silver during the early part of the Viking Age can provide critical insights into the relative significance of western European and eastern, Islamic wealth in the Viking expansion.
Jane Kershaw +5 more
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Twelve metal artifacts from recent excavations at the Sasanian archaeological site of Jahāngir in western Iran have been analyzed. These items include both decorative and utilitarian artifacts. The samples were examined using micro‐X‐ray fluorescence (μ‐XRF), scanning electron microscopy with energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDS), and
Omid Oudbashi +2 more
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Jens Kröger. “Sasanian Stucco” [PDF]
Abstracta Iranica, 2021 This overview of Sasanian stuccoes includes sites divided chronologically – without losing sight of the regional premises. The iconographic repertoire found in the sites hitherto found had been then catalogued in ornamental, plant, figural, animal, and monograms.
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Muthanna ibn Harithah Shaybani and the First Islamic Conquests in Iraq [PDF]
تاریخ اسلام, 2007 Studying the first Islamic conquests without knowing the personalities who led these conquests will not be complete. One such personality is Muthanna ibn Harithah who entered history with the beginning of Islamic conquests and with the study of whose ...
Maryam Sa'idiyan Jazi
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Comparative study and investigation of Iranian glass perfume boxes in the third, fourth and sixth centuries of the Hijri-Lunar period. [PDF]
Dānishhā-yi būmī-i ĪrānGlass is a unique material that is regenerated by a vital glassmaker.Glassmaking in Iran goes back thousands of years. With the advent of Islam, it entered a new stage.The 3rd to 6th centuries A.H.are considered to be the most important periods of ...
zahra khodadad, Pejman Dadkhah
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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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King Peroz’s last stand: Assessing Procopius’s account of the Hephthalite-Sasanian War of 484 [PDF]
, 2021 In Procopius’s account of the Hephthalite-Sasanian War of 484, the Sasanian defeat is attributed to an overextended and camouflaged ditch. Over the time, some other ancient historians have retold these events with alternative and occasionally ...
KHONSARINEJAD, Ehsan +3 more
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Breeze of Continuity: New Evidence for the Occupation of Jumeirah Throughout the Islamic Period
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 306-327, November 2025.ABSTRACT The Jumeirah Archaeological Research Project seeks to reassess the long‐term occupation of Jumeirah through an integrated study of three key archaeological sites—Jumeirah 1, 2 and 3. This study builds upon previous excavations and archival data to refine the chronology of the settlement and examine whether these sites functioned as a single ...
Karol Juchniewicz +4 more
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