CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM SYMBOLISM ON COINS OF THE EARLY ARAB EMPIRE (7 – 8TH CENTURY CE). AN ATTEMPT AT A NEW APPROACH

• Authors: Grodzki Marcin
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper attempts to apply to the field of early Arab-Muslim numismatics chosen elements of a sceptical approach concerning the genesis of Islam developed recently in the field of Islamic studies. First, the theory itself is being presented in a general sense (giving its proper place within the field of Islamic studies). Then, its theses are contrasted with the commonly accepted scholarly views on Muslim numismatics of the 7th  8th centuries CE. A special attention is paid to the issue of intertwining of Christian and Muslim symbols on coins of the early Arab-Muslim Empire.

Keywords

EN

NUMISMATICS; ISLAM; COIN SYMBOLISM; REVISIONISM; ARAB EMPIRE

• Publisher: Institute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Asian and African Studies
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 255 – 273

Contributors

author

Grodzki Marcin

• Institute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic