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Classical Arabic biography : the heirs of the prophets in the age of al-Maʼmūn /
In the first book-length study to explore the origins of classical Arabic biography, the author demonstrates how Muslim scholars used notions of heirship and transmission to document the activities of political, scholarly and religious communities. The author illustrates his argument by analysing fo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2000.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the first book-length study to explore the origins of classical Arabic biography, the author demonstrates how Muslim scholars used notions of heirship and transmission to document the activities of political, scholarly and religious communities. The author illustrates his argument by analysing four figures whose biographies exemplify a particular tradition. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 217 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511008236 9780511008238 0511033613 9780511033612 0511048858 9780511048852 0511118120 9780511118128 9780521661997 0521661994 9780511497469 0511497466 9780521088541 0521088542 |