An Imaginary Byzantium in Early Islam: Byzantium as Viewed through the Sīra Literature
This article examines the emergence of new representations of Byzantium in early Arabic literature, with a focus on the Sīra, the biography of the Prophet Muḥammad. This historical investigation leads to a dual conclusions that the Arab perception of Byzantium not only forged an “imaginary Byzantium...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2024
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Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 5 |
| Further subjects: | B
biography of the Prophet Muḥammad
B imaginary Byzantium B Maghāzī B Sīra |
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