Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography - Harun Al-Rashid and the Narrative of the Abbasid Caliphate

List of contents

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations and note on the dates; Genealogical table: the line of the early 'Abbasid caliphs; 1. Historical background and introduction; 2. Harun al-Rashid: where it all started and ended; 3. Al-Amin: the challenge of regicide in Islamic memory; 4. Al-Ma'mun: the heretic Caliph; 5. The structure of civil war narratives; 6. Al-Mutawakkil: an encore of the family tragedy; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Tayeb (University of Massachusetts El-Hibri, El-Hibri Tayeb
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.11.1999
• EAN: 9780521650236
• ISBN: 978-0-521-65023-6
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Historiography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, General & world history, CE period up to c 1500, Historiography, Literary studies: general, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, General and world history, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Islamic