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The first iconoclasm in Islam: A new history of the edict of Yazīd II (AH 104/AD 723)

Abstract:: 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 edict. In addition to presenting new sources and a revised dating, it situates Yazīd’s actions in the context of early

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Sahner, C. (2017). The first iconoclasm in Islam: A new history of the edict of Yazīd II (AH 104/AD 723). Islam, 94(1), 5–56.

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Sahner, C. “The First Iconoclasm in Islam: A New History of the Edict of Yazīd II (AH 104/AD 723).” Islam, vol. 94, no. 1, 2017, pp. 5–56.

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Sahner, C. 2017. “The First Iconoclasm in Islam: A New History of the Edict of Yazīd II (AH 104/AD 723).” Islam 94 (1): 5–56.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Oriental Studies Faculty
Oxford college:: St Cross College
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0001-9563-7781

Publisher:: De Gruyter
Journal:: Islam More from this journal
Volume:: 94
Issue:: 1
Pages:: 5–56
Publication date:: 2017-04-07
Acceptance date:: 2016-12-01
DOI:: 10.1515/islam-2017-0002
EISSN:: 1613-0928
ISSN:: 0021-1818

Keywords:: FFR
Pubs id:: pubs:801131
UUID:: uuid:427a98b0-73f4-4079-900f-f40599b3e013
Local pid:: pubs:801131
Source identifiers:: 801131
Deposit date:: 2019-04-25
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_427a98b073f44079900ff40599b3e013

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Copyright holder:: Walter de Gruyter
Copyright date:: 2017
Notes:: © 2017 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.

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