Ibn Nazifs World-History - Al-Tarikh Al-Mansuri

This book is the first translated and annotated edition of Ibn Na if's Al-Ta'rikh al-Mansuri. Totalling 227 folios, the manuscript is a unique and valuable source full of historical accounts and anecdotes. The documents include two letters by the Emperor Frederick II in Arabic, as well as the only mention of the Albigensian Crusade in the Arabic language. Other notable material includes Ibn Na if's notes concerning the rivalries between the various Ayyubids and the wars against Jalal al-Din Mangubirti, descriptions of the Ayyubids in Yemen, and notes on the destruction of the Sicilian Muslims and the defeats of the Spanish Muslims. Containing an extensive historical introduction, this book will appeal to scholars and students interested in the later Crusader and middle Ayyubid periods.

List of contents

Introduction  Translation  Glossary

About the author

David Cook is Professor of Religion at Rice University, USA.

Summary

This book is the first translated and annotated edition of Ibn Na?if’s Al-Ta’rikh al-Man?uri. Containing an extensive historical introduction, it will appeal to scholars and students interested in the later Crusader and middle Ayyubid periods.

Product details

• Authors: David Cook
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2022
• EAN: 9780367623586
• ISBN: 978-0-367-62358-6
• No. of pages: 230
• Series: Crusade Texts in Translation
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Middle East / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Historiography, CE period up to c 1500, Historiography, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Middle Eastern history, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE