Die Charidschiten dienen der frühen Geschichtsschreibung vor allem als Feindbild. Obwohl sie in wichtige politische Machtkämpfe verwickelt waren, bleiben sie in den Quellen oft schemenhaft. Wie sie dargestellt werden und welche Erzählmuster sich daran ablesen lassen, erzählt uns Dr. Hannah-Lena Hagemann von der Universität Hamburg.
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