Heraclius' War Propaganda and the Qurʾān's Promise of Reward for Dying in Battle

In this article I compare the Qurʾānic promise of reward for those who die in battle with similar concepts found in contemporaneous Byzantine military circles, and specifically, the idea promoted by emperor Heraclius (r. 610-641 CE) that soldiers might obtain the "crown of martyrdom" for d...

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Veröffentlicht: Brill [2019]
In: Studia Islamica
Jahr: 2020, Band: 114, Heft: 2, Seiten: 219-247
weitere Schlagwörter:B Islamic Origins
B Byzance
B Byzantium
B Islam des débuts
B Héraclius
B Martyrdom
B Armenia
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