Zoroastrians in Early Islamic History
Accommodation and Memory
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2024
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
9781474489539 (ISBN)
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
9781474489539 (ISBN)
Examines debates about the inclusion or exclusion of Zoroastrians in Islamic society circa 600-1000 C.E.
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.
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.
Andrew D. Magnusson is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Central Oklahoma.
Introduction: Zoroastrianism, Islam, and Accommodation
Myth and Countermyth in Zoroastrian Historiography
Umar’s Dilemma: The Taxation of People without a Book
Marriage, Meat, and the Limits of Accommodation
Salman’s Charter as a Site of Memory
Fire Temple Desecration and Triumphal Tales of Violence
Rhetorical Zoroastrians in Early Islamic Discourse
Conclusion: An Ambivalent Accommodation
Appendix A—Translation of an Iranian Recension of Salman’s Charter
Appendix B—Translation of an Indian Recension of Salman’s Charter
Bibliography
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.07.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781474489539 / 9781474489539 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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