Share
Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography: Harun Al-Rashid and the Narrative of the Abbasid Caliphate (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization) (in English)
Tayeb El-Hibri (Author)
·
Cambridge University Press
· Paperback
Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography: Harun Al-Rashid and the Narrative of the Abbasid Caliphate (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization) (in English) - Tayeb El-Hibri
$ 52.78
$ 58.99
You save: $ 6.21
Choose the list to add your product or create one New List
✓ Product added successfully to the Wishlist.
Go to My WishlistsIt will be shipped from our warehouse between
Monday, June 03 and
Tuesday, June 04.
You will receive it anywhere in United States between 1 and 3 business days after shipment.
Synopsis "Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography: Harun Al-Rashid and the Narrative of the Abbasid Caliphate (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization) (in English)"
The history of the early 'Abbasid Caliphate has long been studied as a factual or interpretive synthesis of various accounts preserved in the medieval Islamic chronicles. Tayeb El-Hibri's book breaks with the traditional approach, applying a literary-critical reading to examine the lives of the caliphs. By focusing on the reigns of Harun al-Rashid and his successors, the study demonstrates how the various historical accounts were not in fact intended as faithful portraits of the past, but as allusive devices used to shed light on controversial religious, political and social issues of the period. The analysis also reveals how the exercise of decoding Islamic historigraphy, through an investigation of the narrative strategies and thematic motifs used in the chronicles, can uncover new layers of meaning and even identify the early narrators. This is an important book which represents a landmark in the field of early Islamic historiography.
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
All books in our catalog are Original.
The book is written in English.
The binding of this edition is Paperback.
✓ Producto agregado correctamente al carro, Ir a Pagar.
