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The Early Arabic Historical Tradition A Source-Critical Study Translated from the German by Michael Bonner.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Noth, Albrecht
Otros Autores: Conrad, Lawrence I.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : Gerlach Press, 2021.
Colección:SLAEI - Studies in Late Antiquity and Early Islam Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • CONTENTS
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Introduction
  • I. The Salient Themes of Early Historical Tradition
  • Primary Themes
  • Ridda
  • Futūḥ
  • Fitna
  • Administration
  • Sīrat al-khulafā'
  • Ansāb
  • Iran
  • Secondary Themes
  • Ghārāt
  • Dating According to the Hijra
  • Annalistic Style
  • Arrangement According to Caliphates
  • Law and Administration
  • Cities
  • Court and Central Government
  • Causal Links
  • II. Literary Forms
  • Documents
  • Letters
  • Speeches
  • Lists
  • Awā'il
  • III. Topoi
  • Topoi Connected with Personal Names
  • Order of Battle (wa-'alā)
  • Persons Who Kill or Capture Well-Known Enemies ..
  • Messages of Victory Sent to the Caliph
  • Arranging the Succession of Command
  • Appointing Deputies
  • Reinforcements
  • Topoi Emphasizing Feats of Arms
  • The Significant or Decisive Battle
  • War Elephants
  • Crossing Over
  • Chains
  • Topoi Which Serve to Glorify Former Times
  • To begin with...
  • The Caliphs and Their Advisors
  • Mountains at the Backs of the Muslim Armies
  • The Takbīr as the Signal to Attack
  • The Seeking of Martyrdom
  • The Summons to Islam
  • Topoi with no Recognizable Coherent Tendency
  • Conquest of Cities
  • Single Combat
  • The Thousandman
  • Women Clad as Warriors
  • Analogous Narrative Motifs
  • IV. Schemata
  • Transitional Formulae
  • Pseudo-Causes
  • Etiologies
  • Systematization
  • Undifferentiated Reports
  • Bibliography
  • Index