[PDF] The Early Arabic Historical Tradition eBook

Author : Boaz Shoshan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 36,34 MB
Release : 2015-09-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1317420268

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The early Arab conquests pose a considerable challenge to modern-day historians. The earliest historical written tradition emerges only after the second half of the eighth century- over one hundred years removed from the events it contends to describe, and was undoubtedly influenced by the motives and interpretations of its authors. Indeed, when speaking or writing about the past, fact was not the only, nor even the prime, concern of Muslims of old. The Arabic Historic Tradition and the Early Islamic Conquests presents a thorough examination of Arabic narratives on the early Islamic conquests. It uncovers the influence of contemporary ideology, examining recurring fictive motifs and evaluating the reasons behind their use. Folklore and tribal traditions are evident throughout the narratives, which aimed to promote individual, tribal and regional fame through describing military prowess in the battles for the spread of Islam. Common tropes are encountered across the materials, which all serve a central theme; the moral superiority of the Muslims, which destined them to victory in God’s plan. Offering a key to the state of mind and agenda of early Muslim writers, this critical reading of Arabic texts would be of great interest to students and scholars of early Arabic History and Literature, as well as a general resource for Middle Eastern History.

Author : Ryan Joseph Lynch
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,18 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Islamic Empire
ISBN : 9781838604424

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Introduction: The Early Arabic Historical Tradition and the Problematic Nature of the "Narrative -- Sources"-- Chapter 1: The Text of Futu? al-buldan -- Chapter 3: The Sources of Futu? al-buldan -- Chapter 4: The Content and Themes of the Text -- Chapter 5: The Matter of Genre and the Classification of Futu? al-buldan -- Chapter 6: The Medieval Reception and Reuse of the Futu? -- Conclusion: A Portrait of Authority -- Bibliography.

Author : Fred McGraw Donner
Publisher : Darwin Press, Incorporated
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 11,91 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :

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Donner challenges the scholarly assumption that the earliest Muslim believers wanted to write history out of "idle curiosity" and suggests that Islamic historical tradition resulted from a variety of challenges facing the community during the seventh to tenth centuries, C.E. He identifies the intellectual context in which Muslims began to think and write historically; sketches the issues, themes, and forms of the early Islamic historiographical tradition; considers the value of some radically revisionist interpretations of early Islam that have appeared in the past 20 years; and discusses the problem of sources in studying Islamic origins.

Author : Ryan J. Lynch
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 29,82 MB
Release : 2019-11-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1838604405

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Winner of the 2021 Southeast Regional Middle East and Islamic Studies Society Book Prize Of the available sources for Islamic history between the seventh and eighth centuries CE, few are of greater importance than al-Baladhuri's Kitab Futuh al-buldan (The Book of the Conquest of Lands). Written in Arabic by a ninth-century Muslim scholar working at the court of the 'Abbasid caliphs, the Futuh's content covers many important matters at the beginning of Islamic history. It informs its audience of the major events of the early Islamic conquests, the settlement of Muslims in the conquered territories and their experiences therein, and the origins and development of the early Islamic state. Questions over the text's construction, purpose, and reception, however, have largely been ignored in current scholarship. This is despite both the text's important historical material and its crucial early date of creation. It has become commonplace for researchers to turn to the Futuh for information on a specific location or topic, but to ignore the grander – and, in many ways, more straightforward – questions over the text's creation and limitations. This book looks to correct these gaps in knowledge by investigating the context, form, construction, content, and early reception history of al-Baladhuri's text.

Author : Tarif Khalidi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 25,28 MB
Release : 1994-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0521465540

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A survey of an entire tradition of historical thought and writing across a span of eight hundred years.

Author : Erling Ladewig Petersen
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 36,89 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Caliphate
ISBN :

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A universal history from the Creation until the end of the reign of Abbasid caliph al-Muti in 974, in large part a list of prophets and kings, leavened with stories derived from written sources, myths, scripture, and the personal thoughts and reflections of the author on the many religious traditions and practices of mankind.