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Universalism and regionalism in the early Islamic world : the beginnings of local history-writing /

"An innovative exploration of the understudied phenomenon of local history-writing in the early Islamic World. Harry Munt situates local history-writing within its historical contexts, examining how Muslim scholars used this genre to think about their local community's place within a large...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Munt, T. H. R. (Thomas Henry Robert), 1984- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Series:Cambridge studies in Islamic civilisation (CSIC)
Subjects:
Historiography > Islamic Empire.
Islamic learning and scholarship > Islamic Empire.
Islamic Empire > History > 622-661 > Historiography.
Islamic Empire > History > 661-750 > Historiography.
Islamic Empire > History > 750-1258 > Historiography.
Local history.
Historiographie > Empire islamique.
Musulmans > Savoir et érudition > Empire islamique.
Empire islamique > Histoire > 622-661 > Historiographie.
Empire islamique > Histoire > 661-750 > Historiographie.
Empire islamique > Histoire > 750-1258 > Historiographie.
Histoire locale.
local history (discipline)
Historiography
Islamic learning and scholarship
Local history
Islamic Empire
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Summary:"An innovative exploration of the understudied phenomenon of local history-writing in the early Islamic World. Harry Munt situates local history-writing within its historical contexts, examining how Muslim scholars used this genre to think about their local community's place within a larger, more universal Muslim community"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:320 pages.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781009648264
1009648268
9781009648301
1009648306