Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography: Harun Al-Rashid and the Narrative of the Abbasid Caliphate (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521650236)

The reigns of the caliph Harun al-Rashid and his successor al-Ma'mun have long been viewed as the golden age of the medieval Islamic caliphate. Yet how did chroniclers represent this crucial period? Tayeb El-Hibri's book applies a new literary-critical reading to the sources to demonstrate how medieval narrators devised various elusive ways of shedding light on controversial religious, political and social issues, while ostensibly presenting a history loyal to the 'Abbasid dynasty. This is an important book that represents a landmark in the field of early Islamic historiography.

Author: Tayeb El-Hibri
ISBN-10: 0521650232
ISBN-13: 9780521650236
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/25/1999
Pages: 250
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.27w x 0.80d