Research Catalog

Crucifixion and death as spectacle : Umayyad crucifixion in its late antique context

Title
Crucifixion and death as spectacle : Umayyad crucifixion in its late antique context / By Sean W. Anthony.
Author
Anthony, Sean W.
Publication
New Haven, Connecticut : American Oriental Society, 2014.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
TextUse in library JFF 14-856Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

Details

Description
x, 99 pages; 26 cm.
Series Statement
American Oriental series ; Volume 96
Uniform Title
American oriental series ; v. 96.
Subject
  • Crucifixion > Early works to 1800
  • Capital punishment > Religious aspects
  • Umayyad dynasty
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-92) and index.
Contents
Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- The umayyads, crucifixion, and the legacy of late antiquity -- Crucifixion in Roman late antiquity -- Crucifixion in Sasanid late antiquity -- Crucifixion in the early Islamic period -- Normative and exemplary paradigms of Umayyad crucifixion -- The topoi of pre-Islamic crucifixion : depicting crucifixion in the Sra-Maghz literature -- Contesting Umayyad-era crucifixion : martyrologies and anti-martyrologies -- The crucifixions of Abdallh ibn al-Zubayr and Zayd ibn Al -- Crucifying heretics and martyrs : the religious dimensions of Umayyad crucifixion -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- The martyrology of Mtham al-Tammr -- The martyrology of Rushayd al-Hajar -- The martyrology and anti-martyrology of Ghayln of Damascus -- Bibliography -- Index.
Call Number
JFF 14-856
ISBN
  • 9780940490376 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0940490374 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2014002706
OCLC
876802628
Author
Anthony, Sean W.
Title
Crucifixion and death as spectacle : Umayyad crucifixion in its late antique context / By Sean W. Anthony.
Publisher
New Haven, Connecticut : American Oriental Society, 2014.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
American Oriental series ; Volume 96
American oriental series ; v. 96.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-92) and index.
Research Call Number
JFF 14-856
View in Legacy Catalog