Classical Arabic Biography The Heirs of the Prophets in the Age of Al-Ma'mun |
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| Author:
| Cooperson, Michael |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-08854-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $40.99 |
Book Description:
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Pre-modern Arabic biography has served as a major source for the history of Islamic civilization. In the first book-length study to explore the origins and development of classical Arabic biography, Michael Cooperson demonstrates how Muslim scholars used the notions of heirship and transmission to document the activities of political, scholarly and religious communities. The author also explains how medieval Arab scholars used biography to reconstruct the life-stories of important...
More DescriptionPre-modern Arabic biography has served as a major source for the history of Islamic civilization. In the first book-length study to explore the origins and development of classical Arabic biography, Michael Cooperson demonstrates how Muslim scholars used the notions of heirship and transmission to document the activities of political, scholarly and religious communities. The author also explains how medieval Arab scholars used biography to reconstruct the life-stories of important historical figures through the examination of the careers of four figures, and analyses their relationship and their place in later biography.