Zoroastrians in Early Islamic History : : Accommodation and Memory / / Andrew D. Magnusson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
• VerfasserIn: D. Magnusson, Andrew,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)

Examines debates about the inclusion or exclusion of Zoroastrians in Islamic society circa 600-1000 C.E.Makes a significant contribution to the literature on interfaith relations in Islamic history Demonstrates the role of advocacy in shaping early Islamic policyArgues against the assumption that Zoroastrians were People of the BookEngages theories of accommodation and of memory, from North America, the Middle East and EuropeUtilises archival material from Ireland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United StatesThe second Muslim caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, once reportedly exclaimed, ‘I do not know how to treat Zoroastrians!’ He and other Muslims encountered Zoroastrians during the conquest of Arabia but struggled to formulate a consistent policy toward the adherents of a religion that was neither biblical nor polytheistic. Some Muslims saw Zoroastrians as pagans and sought to limit interaction with them. Others found ways to incorporate them within the empire of Islamic law. Andrew D. Magnusson describes the struggle between advocates of inclusion and exclusion, the ultimate accommodation of Zoroastrians, and the reasons that Muslim historians have subsequently buried the memory of this relationship.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Transliteration and Abbreviation -- Introduction: Zoroastrianism, Islam and Accommodation -- 1 Myth and Countermyth in Zoroastrian Historiography -- 2 Umar’s Dilemma: The Taxation of People Without a Book -- 3 Marriage, Meat and the Limits of Accommodation -- 4 Salman’s Charter as a Site of Memory -- 5 Fire Temple Desecration and Triumphal Tales of Violence -- 6 Rhetorical Zoroastrians in Early Islamic Discourse -- Conclusion: An Ambivalent Accommodation -- Appendix A: Translation of an Iranian Recension of Salman’s Charter -- Appendix B: Translation of an Indian Recension of Salman’s Charter -- Bibliography -- Index