Classical Arabic Biography - The Heirs of the Prophets in the Age of Al-Ma''mun

Zusammenfassung In this 2000 study exploring the origins of classical Arabic biography! the author demonstrates how Muslim scholars used notions of heirship and transmission to document the activities of political! scholarly and religious communities. The author illustrates his argument by analysing four figures whose biographies exemplify a particular tradition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Note on transliteration; Note on dating systems; Glossary; 1. The development of the genre; 2. The caliph al-Ma'mun; 3. The Imam 'Ali al'Rida; 4. The Hadith-scholar Ahmad Ibn Hanbal; 5. The renunciant Bishr al-Hafi; Conclusions; Appendix: the circumstances of 'Ali al-Rida's death; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Michael Cooperson, Michael (University of California Cooperson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.10.2008
• EAN: 9780521088541
• ISBN: 978-0-521-08854-1
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic C
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics