Constantinus Arabicus
Subtitle: die arabische Geschichtsschreibung und das christliche Rom
By: Jonathan Stutz
Series: Islamic history and thought -- 4; Islamic history and thought -- 4.
Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: ger
Number of pages: 377
ISBN-13: 9781463206529
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Emperors; Christianity; Church history; Islam; Historiography; Primitive and early church
Description: The conversion of Constantine to Christianity was commented upon in many ways by Arab historiographers, both Muslim and Christian. Through a source-oriented study of different historical works, this book provides valuable insight into the methodological challenges and approaches linked to this important chapter of Roman history, dealt with by many generations of Byzantine and Syriac historians. The present work thus sheds light on the different discourses through which the story of the first Christian emperor of Rome became meaningful for readers in the dār al-islām.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.