Legendary Biographies of Tamerlane - Islam and Heroic Apocrypha in Central Asia

This rigorous scholarly appraisal of the legendary biographies of Tamerlane is the first of its kind in any language.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The origins and usages of T¿m¿r's heroic apocrypha; 2. T¿m¿r's birth and childhood; 3. Youth; 4. Inauguration and kingship; 5. Premonitions; 6. Central Asia in turmoil, 1700-50; Conclusion.

About the author

Ron Sela is Assistant Professor of Central Asian History at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is the author of Ritual and Authority in Central Asia: The Khan's Inauguration Ceremony (2003) and co-author, with Scott C. Levi, of Islamic Central Asia: An Anthology of Historical Sources (2009).

Summary

A rigorous scholarly appraisal of the legendary biographies of Tamerlane. The book sheds light not only on the character of Tamerlane and how he was remembered by many generations after his demise, but also on the era in which the biographies were written and how they were received by the local populace during an age of crisis.

Product details

• Authors: Ron Sela, Ron (Professor Sela, Sela Ron
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781108447287
• ISBN: 978-1-108-44728-7
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization; Cambridge Studies in Islamic C; Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Islam, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Central Asia, CE period up to c 1500, Historiography, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Middle Eastern history, Asian History, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities