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Ancient Weapons From The Siege Of Ninety Six, James B. Legg, Steven D. Smith Sep 2020

Ancient Weapons From The Siege Of Ninety Six, James B. Legg, Steven D. Smith

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Castle Pinckney Work Continues- Testing And Monitoring During The Down Season In 2020, John Fisher Sep 2020

Castle Pinckney Work Continues- Testing And Monitoring During The Down Season In 2020, John Fisher

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A Vietnam War-Era Training Village At Fort Jackson, Stacey L. Young Sep 2020

A Vietnam War-Era Training Village At Fort Jackson, Stacey L. Young

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Artillery Ammunition From The 1781 Siege Of Star Fort, James B. Legg Sep 2020

Artillery Ammunition From The 1781 Siege Of Star Fort, James B. Legg

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Destroying Churches By Performing Knowledge: Ibn Al-RifʿA’S Kitāb Al-Nafā’Is Fī Adillat Hadm Al-Kanā’Is (700/1301) And The Social Negotiation Of Legal Authority, Gowaart Van Den Bossche Jan 2020

Destroying Churches By Performing Knowledge: Ibn Al-RifʿA’S Kitāb Al-Nafā’Is Fī Adillat Hadm Al-Kanā’Is (700/1301) And The Social Negotiation Of Legal Authority, Gowaart Van Den Bossche

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In 700/1301 the Cairene scholar Najm al-Dīn Ibn al-Rifʿa wrote a short juridical treatise entitled Kitāb al-nafāʾis fī adillat hadm al-kanāʾis in which he argued for the destruction of all churches and synagogues in Cairo. Some chroniclers report that this text was used to legitimise popular attacks on and the destruction of churches, but shortly thereafter, Ibn al-Rifʿa’s opinion was declared invalid by a council of prominent jurists. In addition to its juridical arguments for church destruction, several statements found in the treatise suggest that it was meant to function as a challenge to the author’s peers. I argue that …