
The Early Arabic Historical Tradition
A Source-Critical Study. Translated from the German by Michael Bonner
Gerlach Press
1st Edition
Published in May 2021
Book
Hardback
XII, 248 pages
978-3-95994-094-8 (ISBN)
Description
Translation of Albrecht Noth's Quellenkritische Studien (1973), co-authored by Lawrence I. Conrad. It presents criteria to evaluate the character and content of the early Islamic historical tradition, i.e. historiographical works in Arabic written in the 9th and 10th centuries.
Apart from describing salient primary and secondary themes covered in these works, the author analyzes literary forms in which this tradition is usually embodied. An investigation of topoi forming the repertoire of early historians is presented next, followed by an analysis of narrative structures characteristic of early Arabic historical writing.
The general understanding underlying this assessment is that Arabic historiographical tradition does contain retrievable historical facts, but that in order to identify and make effective use of these the researcher must take account of how they have become enmeshed with topoi and other literary features.
".this book remains one of the most significant contributions to early Islamic history" (Muhammad Zaman)
Apart from describing salient primary and secondary themes covered in these works, the author analyzes literary forms in which this tradition is usually embodied. An investigation of topoi forming the repertoire of early historians is presented next, followed by an analysis of narrative structures characteristic of early Arabic historical writing.
The general understanding underlying this assessment is that Arabic historiographical tradition does contain retrievable historical facts, but that in order to identify and make effective use of these the researcher must take account of how they have become enmeshed with topoi and other literary features.
".this book remains one of the most significant contributions to early Islamic history" (Muhammad Zaman)
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 25 cm
Width: 15 cm
ISBN-13
978-3-95994-094-8 (9783959940948)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Cameron
Dwn:Studies in Late Antiquity V3
Book
12/1994
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Northcote House Publishers Ltd
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