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Al- jahiz Vision in Umayyad era

open access: yesJournal of Arts & Social Sciences, 2017
The study seeks to highlight the role played by the Al- jahiz in the presentation of historical novels about the Umayyads, these novels by Al- jahiz himself from the rest of history, literature and other books, the study also explores the factors that ...
Sulaiyam Mohammed Al hinai
doaj   +1 more source

Qur’ans of the Umayyads [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
For the first time, the dramatic changes the Qur’anic code underwent during the Umayyad period (660-750 C.E.) are analysed and presented on the basis of a selection of material in good part unpublished. Winner of 23rd I.R. Iran World Award for the Book of the Year 2016!
openaire   +2 more sources

The Complex Roots of the Figures Modellate in Stucco inside the Khirbat al-Mafjar - Some Observations [PDF]

open access: yesAnastasis: Research in Medieval Culture and Art
The paper refers to the decorative art made in stucco sculptures in the Umayyad palace at Khirbat al-Mafjar, a significant example of early Islamic cultural heritage in Palestine and worldwide. Khirbat al-Mafjar represents the Early Islamic architecture
Siyana Georgieva
doaj   +1 more source

Cultural Survey of Sho’ubieh Focusing on Foregrounding and Constructing Narratives [PDF]

open access: yesتاریخ اسلام
Simultaneous with the dominance of the Umayyad dynasty over the political system of Islam, the idea of ​​Arab superiority over non-Muslims got prevalent.
Ahmad abasinia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
wiley   +1 more source

The German orientalist Julius Wellhausen and his novels about the Islamic economy in the Umayyad era (a study in the truth of presenting the novels and the problematic of their interpretation)

open access: yesآداب الكوفة, 2018
This research deals with one of the most important pioneers of the German School of Orientalism, Julius Wellhausen (1260-1327 AH / 1844-1918 AD), and his accounts of Islamic economics in the Umayyad era.
وفاء عدنان حميد
doaj   +1 more source

The Provenance of Silver in the Viking‐Age Hoard From Bedale, North Yorkshire

open access: yesArchaeometry, 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
wiley   +1 more source

The Damhus Hoard: New Insights Into Some of the Earliest Viking Silver Coinage

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2018, a hoard totalling 266 silver Viking Age coins was discovered near Damhus, south of Ribe (Denmark). The coins belong to the early ninth‐century ‘KG 4’ series, with the vast majority, 262 coins, identified as having Face/Forward Looking Deer on the obverse/reverse.
Thomas Birch   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Umayyads’ Intermarriages: Its Political and Administrative Impacts on the Umayyad State (41-132 H / 661-749 AD)

open access: yesJournal of Arts & Social Sciences, 2018
Intermarriages represent a form of social connections that occur for common reasons. However, they may also occur for special reasons such as strengthening the relationship of certain families, achieving a tribal alliance, raising the social status of a ...
Huda Fahad Alzowy
doaj   +1 more source

Bone Anvils and New Types of Osseous Tools at Walīla (Volubilis, Morocco): Use of Animal Byproducts in the Industries of a Medieval Town

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 728-742, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Bone anvils used to sharpen metal sickle blades are frequently documented in the archaeological record of the Roman and medieval Mediterranean and beyond, with new finds reported each year. This article reports anvils from the early medieval town of Walīla (Roman Volubilis) in northern Morocco and presents two other types of bone tools (bone ...
Lisa Yeomans   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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