Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography Harun Al-Rashid and the Narrative of the Abbasid Caliphate |
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| Author:
| El-Hibri, Tayeb |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-49747-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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The author applies an alternative literary-critical reading of the early Islamic sources to demonstrate how medieval narrators devised elusive ways of shedding light on the political, social and religious debates of the 'Abbasid' period. This book represents a landmark in the field of early Islamic historiography.
The author applies an alternative literary-critical reading of the early Islamic sources to demonstrate how medieval narrators devised elusive ways of shedding light on the political, social and religious debates of the 'Abbasid' period. This book represents a landmark in the field of early Islamic historiography.