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History and memory in the Abbasid Caliphate : writing the past in medieval Arabic literature /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Osti, Letizia (Author)
Corporate Author: Bloomsbury (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London [England] : I.B. Tauris, 2022
Edition:First edition.
Series:Early and medieval Islamic world.
Subjects:
SÌ£uÌ„liÌ„, MuhÌ£ammad ibn YahÌ£yaÌ?, > -approximately 947.
Arabic literature > 750-1258 > History and criticism.
Islamic literature > 750-1258 > History and criticism.
LitteÌ?rature arabe > 750-1258 > Histoire et critique.
Arabic literature.
Islamic literature.
750-1258
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction Part I: Person and Persona
  • Chapter 1
  • Life and afterlife
  • Chapter 2
  • In his own words
  • Chapter 3
  • In his own time Part II: Craft and competence
  • Chapter 4
  • Works and disciplines
  • Chapter 5
  • The well-organised mind Part III: Insight and hindsight
  • Chapter 6
  • Past and present
  • Chapter 7
  • Persuasion and poetry
  • Chapter 8
  • Perspective and principles