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Medieval Islamic historiography : remembering rebellion /

This book is a comparative analysis of the medieval Sunni historiography of the caliphate of Uthman b. Affan and the revolt against him. By comparing treatments of Uthman in pietistic literature and universal chronicles, the work traces the gradual silencing of more critical accounts in favor of tho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keaney, Heather N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2013.
Colección:Routledge research in medieval studies ; 5.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: narrating 'Uthman
  • Representation: 'Uthman in the third/ninth century syntheses
  • Reaction: 'Uthman in the fourth/tenth to sixth/twelfth centuries fada'il and chronicles
  • Retrenchment: 'Uthman in the seventh/thirteenth century fada'il and chronicles
  • Re-evaluation: 'Uthman in the eighth/fourteenth century chronicles.