Missives from the Frontier (130-152/747-769): Al-AwzÄÊ¿Ä« and the Abbasids
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This article examines and proposes a chronology for the extant correspondence of the Syrian legal scholar al-AwzÄÊ¿Ä« (d. 157/773-4), arguing that the majority of the letters belong to the Abbasid phase of the scholarâs career. The letters are then used to highlight the network in which al-AwzÄÊ¿Ä« operated and the role he played for the frontier communities. Finally, these letters shed light on the conditions of life of the Syrian frontier communities and their interaction with the Abbasid authorities.
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Missives from the Frontier (130-152/747-769): Al-AwzÄÊ¿Ä« and the Abbasids
In: Journal of Abbasid StudiesSearch for other papers by Rana Mikati in
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This article examines and proposes a chronology for the extant correspondence of the Syrian legal scholar al-AwzÄÊ¿Ä« (d. 157/773-4), arguing that the majority of the letters belong to the Abbasid phase of the scholarâs career. The letters are then used to highlight the network in which al-AwzÄÊ¿Ä« operated and the role he played for the frontier communities. Finally, these letters shed light on the conditions of life of the Syrian frontier communities and their interaction with the Abbasid authorities.
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