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The Theme of the First Muslim Women in Chronographia of Theophanes the Confessor
The Theme of the First Muslim Women in Chronographia of Theophanes the Confessor

Author(s): Błażej Cecota
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Ancient World, Islam studies, History of Islam
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Byzantine historiography; Theophanes the Confessor; Byzantine-Muslim relations; Theophanes the Confessor’s Chronographia

Summary/Abstract: This article concerns itself with a small fragment of Chronographia by Theophanes the Confessor. The fragment is devoted to the role of women in the rise and spread of Islam. Although generally considered to express anti-Islamic propaganda, upon closer examination, it is quite consistent with some Muslim traditions. The author interprets the fragment in a way that takes those traditions into account.

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