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Being a Sabian at Court in Tenth-Century Baghdad
- Author(s):
- Alexandre Roberts (see profile)
- Date:
- 2017
- Group(s):
- History, Islamicate Studies, Medieval Studies, Syriac Studies
- Subject(s):
- Middle Ages, Arabs--Social life and customs, Arabic literature, Islam--Study and teaching
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Abu Ishaq Ibrahim al-Sabi, Baghdad, Buyid, Harran, Sabians, 6th to 10th century, Arabic culture, Islamic, Islamic studies
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6GB8Z
- Abstract:
- Thābit b. Qurra (d. 288/901), a Sabian of Ḥarrān, and his descendants remained in their ancestral religion for six generations. Why did they persist despite pressure to convert? This article argues that religious self-identification as a Sabian could be a distinct advantage in Baghdad's elite circles. It focuses on Thābit's great-grandson Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm b. Hilāl al-Ṣābī (d. 384/994) and his poetry as collected by al-Thaʿālibī (d. 429/1038). Two members of the family who did convert are also considered by way of contrast.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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