Cult of Equestrian Saints and al-Muqawqis

The author of the article offers another attempt to explain the etymology of the word (al)-muqawqis, which was used in early Arab Islamic historiography to designate a ruler of Alexandria and Egypt. After having summarized different interpretations of it, including the “Caucasian” one which correspo...

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Main Author: Frantsouzoff, Serge A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Scrinium
Year: 2025, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 437-441
Further subjects:B John of Nikiu, Chronicle of
B Historiography, Arab Muslim
B Equestrian Saints
B Hagiography, Eastern Christianity
B Hadîth literature
B Islamic tradition
B Classical Arabic lexicography
B al-Muqawqis
B Arab Conquest of Egypt
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