The rebel and the Imām in early Islam : explorations in Muslim historiography /

To what extent do contemporary approaches to the study of Islamic historiography reflect the presuppositions that informed the writing of early Muslim historians? A proper answer to this question requires a consideration of the classical and late antique periods. Numerous studies over the last fifty...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haider, Najam Iftikhar, 1974- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
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Table of Contents:
  • Modeling Islamic historical writing
  • The rise and fall of Mukhtār b. Abi 'Ubayd (d. 67/687)
  • The life of Mūsa b. Ja'far al-Kāzim (d. 183/799)
  • The last years of Yahyā b. 'Abd Allāh (d. 187/803)
  • Reconsideration
  • Appendix A. The narrative elements of Mukhtār's revolt.