Crucifixion and death as spectacle
Subtitle: Umayyad crucifixion in its late antique context
By: By Sean W. Anthony
Series: American Oriental series -- Volume 96
Publisher: American Oriental Society; Amer Oriental Society
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New Haven, Connecticut
Language: eng
Number of pages: 99
ISBN-13: 9780940490376
Subjects: Crucifixion; Early works to 1800; Capital punishment; Religious aspects; Umayyad dynasty
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-92) and index.
Table of contents: title: Abbreviations; title: Acknowledgements; title: The umayyads, crucifixion, and the legacy of late antiquity; title: Crucifixion in Roman late antiquity; title: Crucifixion in Sasanid late antiquity; title: Crucifixion in the early Islamic period; title: Normative and exemplary paradigms of Umayyad crucifixion; title: The topoi of pre-Islamic crucifixion : depicting crucifixion in the Sra-Maghz literature; title: Contesting Umayyad-era crucifixion : martyrologies and anti-martyrologies; title: The crucifixions of Abdallh ibn al-Zubayr and Zayd ibn Al; title: Crucifying heretics and martyrs : the religious dimensions of Umayyad crucifixion; title: Conclusion; title: Appendices; title: The martyrology of Mtham al-Tammr; title: The martyrology of Rushayd al-Hajar; title: The martyrology and anti-martyrology of Ghayln of Damascus; title: Bibliography; title: Index.