Al-Makīn Ǧirǧis Ibn Al-ʿamīd: Universal History: The Vulgate Recension. from Adam to the End of the Achaemenids (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004549982)

When the 13th-century Coptic official al-Makīn Ibn al-ʿAmīd was thrown into prison by Sultan Baybars, he set out to compile a summary of Biblical, Graeco-Roman, and Islamic history for his own consolation. His work, which drew from a vast array of sources, enjoyed enduring success among various readerships: Oriental Christians, in Arabic-speaking communities but also in Ethiopia; Mamluk historians, including Ibn Ḫaldūn and al-Maqrīzī; and early modern Europe. A major instance of Christian-Muslim interaction in the pre-modern era, Ibn al-ʿAmīd's chronography is still unpublished in its pre-Islamic part. This volume edits, analyzes, and translates the section from Adam to the Achaemenids.

Author: Martino Diez
ISBN-10: 9004549986
ISBN-13: 9789004549982
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 11/22/2023
Pages: 1204
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.39lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.70d