Die „Gleichzeitigkeit des Ungleichzeitigen“ als Problem transkultureller historischer Komparatistik am Beispiel frühmittelalterlicher Herrschaftslegitimation

Abstract

At nearly the same time the ruling dynasties changed both in the Frankish realm and in the Islamic caliphate around the middle of the 8th century. A detailed analysis of the religious and cultural conditions shows that rulers had to take into account the respective stages of institutionalization and canonization processes. A close comparative look at the political options open to historical contemporaries in different “cultures” or “civilizations” can make a substantial contribution towards conceptualizing transcultural historiography in global perspective.