Classical Arabic biography : the heirs of the prophets in the age of al-Maʼmūn /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cooperson, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Colección:Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
Temas:
Literature and history > Islamic Empire.
Littérature et histoire > Empire islamique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > World.
Biography
Historiography
Literature and history
Biografieën.
Arabisch.
Islamic Empire > Historiography.
Islamic Empire > Biography > History and criticism.
Empire islamique > Historiographie.
Empire islamique > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Islamic Empire
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Note on transliteration; Note on dating systems; Glossary; CHAPTER 1 The development of the genre; CHAPTER 2 The caliph al-Ma'mun; CHAPTER 3 The Imam 'Ali al-Rida; CHAPTER 4 The Hadith-scholar Ahmad Ibn Hanbal; CHAPTER 5 The renunciant Bishr al-Hafi; Conclusions; Appendix: The circumstances of 'Ali al-Rida's death; Bibliography; Index; Titles in the series.

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