Journal article
The first iconoclasm in Islam: A new history of the edict of Yazīd II (AH 104/AD 723)
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Abstract: This article offers a revised history of the iconoclastic edict of the Umayyad caliph Yazīd II, which was promulgated in 104/723. This edict is often interpreted as a precursor of Byzantine iconoclasm and as a forerunner of the Islamic doctrine of images. Yet this focus on later developments has obscured the law’s original purpose and meaning. This essay attempts to examine the issue anew by analyzing the written and archaeological evidence for the ed...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- De Gruyter Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Islam Journal website
- Volume:
- 94
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 5–56
- Publication date:
- 2017-04-07
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-12-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1613-0928
- ISSN:
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0021-1818
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pubs:801131
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uuid:427a98b0-73f4-4079-900f-f40599b3e013
- Local pid:
- pubs:801131
- Source identifiers:
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801131
- Deposit date:
- 2019-04-25
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- Copyright holder:
- Walter de Gruyter
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- © 2017 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.
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