Early Sunni historiography : a study of the Tarikh of Khalifa b. Khayyat / by Tobias Andersson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andersson, T. S. (Tobias Sahl), author.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; Volume 157.

Islamic history and civilization ; Volume 157

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

ʻUṣfūrī, Khalīfah ibn Khayyāṭ, -854. Tārīkh Khalīfah ibn Khayyāṭ.

ʻUṣfūrī, Khalīfah ibn Khayyāṭ.

Umayyad dynasty--History--Early works to 1800.

Umayyad dynasty.

History.

Islamic Empire--History--661-750--Early works to 1800.

Islamic Empire.

Genre:

Early works.

History.

Physical Description:

vi, 324 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Contents:

Introduction

1. The transmission of Khalifa's Tarikh

2. Khalifa's life and works

3. Social and intellectual context

4. Khalifa's sources

5. Khalifa's methods

6. Structure and arrangement of the Tarikh

7. Themes I: Prophethood, community and hegemony

8. Themes II: Leadership and civil war

Conclusion

Appendix: Citations of Khalifa in al-Bukhari's al-Jami' al-sahih

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-316) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Andersson, T. S. (Tobias Sahl), author. Early Sunni historiography

ISBN:

9789004383166

9004383166

OCLC:

1043570472