Parable and politics in early Islamic history : the Rashidun caliphs /

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"The story of the succession to the Prophet Muhammad and the rise of the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661 AD) is familiar to historians from the political histories of medieval Islam, which treat it as a factual account. The story also informs the competing perspectives of Sunni and Shri Islam, whic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: El-Hibri, Tayeb
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Multiple
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2010]
Temas:
622-661
Caliphs > Historiography.
Caliphate > Historiography.
Prophets > Islamic Empire > Historiography.
Islam and politics > Islamic Empire > Historiography.
Islamic parables > Islamic Empire > History.
Historiography > Political aspects > Islamic Empire.
Historians > Islamic Empire > History.
Califes > Historiographie.
Califat > Historiographie.
Prophètes > Empire islamique > Historiographie.
Paraboles islamiques > Empire islamique > Histoire.
HISTORY > Medieval.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Historians.
Historiography.
Historiography > Political aspects.
Islam and politics > Historiography.
Islamic parables.
Prophets > Historiography.
Kalif
Islam.
Geschichtsschreibung.
Kalif.
Islamic Empire > History > 622-661 > Historiography.
Empire islamique > Histoire > 622-661 > Historiographie.
Islamic Empire.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"The story of the succession to the Prophet Muhammad and the rise of the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661 AD) is familiar to historians from the political histories of medieval Islam, which treat it as a factual account. The story also informs the competing perspectives of Sunni and Shri Islam, which read into it the legitimacy of their claims. Yet while descriptive and varied, these approaches have long excluded a third reading, which views the conflict over the succession to the Prophet as a parable. From this vantage point, the motives, sayings, and actions of the protagonists reveal profound links to previous texts, not to mention a surprising irony regarding political and religious issues." "In a controversial break from previous historiography, Tayeb El-Hibri privileges the literary and artistic triumphs of the medieval Islamic chronicles and maps the origins of Islamic political and religious orthodoxy. Considering the patterns and themes of these unified narratives, including the problem of measuring personal qualification according to religious merit, nobility, and skills in government, El-Hibri offers an insightful critique of both carly and contemporary Islam and the concerns of legitimacy shadowing verious rulers. In building an argument for reading the texts as parabolic commentary, he also highlights the Islamic reinterpretation of biblical traditions, both by Quraanic exegesis and historical composition."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource ([xiii], 471 pages) : chart
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-461) and index.
ISBN:9780231521659
0231521650

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