RT Book T1 Constantinus Arabicus: die arabische Geschichtsschreibung und das christliche Rom T2 Islamic history and thought JF Islamic history and thought A1 Stutz, Jonathan 1986- LA German PP Piscataway, NJ PB Gorgias Press YR 2017 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/887442684 AB 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 NO Includes bibliographical references and index CN DG315 SN 9781463206529 SN 1463206526 K1 Constantine : I : Emperor of Rome : -337 K1 Constantine I -337 : Constantine I -337 : 30-600 K1 Emperors : Rome : Religious aspects : Christianity K1 Church History : Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 K1 Islam : Historiography K1 Christianity : Historiography K1 Emperors : Religious aspects : Christianity : Rome K1 Church History : Primitive and early church K1 Emperors : Religious aspects : Christianity K1 Islam : Historiography : Rome (Empire) K1 Christianity K1 Church History K1 Emperors K1 Islam K1 Constantine K1 Hochschulschrift