'Abbasid studies IV : occasional papers of the School of 'Abbasid Studies Leuven, July 5-July 9, 2010 / edited by Monique Bernards.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bernards, Monique, editor.

Series:

Gibb Memorial Trust Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

SAS Conference.

Abbasids.

Islamic civilization.

Islamic Empire--History--750-1258.

Islamic Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

ʻAbbasid studies 2

ʻAbbasid studies two

Occasional papers of the School of ʻAbbasid Studies, Leuven, 28 June - 1 July 2004

Place of Publication:

[Haverton Hill, England] : Gibb Memorial Trust, 2013.

Summary:

This volume explores the immense achievements of the 'Abbasid age through the lens of Mediterranean history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1. A MOSAIC OF ʿABBĀSID STUDIES

2. OF MUMMIES, POETS, AND WATER NYMPHS: TRACING THE CODICOLOGICAL LIMITS OF IBN KHURRADĀDHBIH’S GEOGRAPHY

3. WHO INVITED THE MICROCOSM?

4. TYRANT DREAMERS FACE ABRAHAMITE INTERPRETERS: A RECURRING MOTIF IN AL-ṬABARĪ’S HISTORY

5. THE RHETORIC OF GIFTS, OR WHEN OBJECTS TALK

6. A GRAMMARIAN’S LIFE IN HIS OWN VOICE: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL FRAGMENTS IN ARABIC BIOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE

7. A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF AL-SHĀFIʿĪ’S IBṬĀL AL-ISTIḤSĀN: APPEARANCE, REALITY, AND LEGAL INTERPRETATION

8. ABŪ ISḤĀQ AL-NAẒẒĀM: THE ULTIMATE CONSTITUENTS OF NATURE ARE SIMPLE PROPERTIES AND RŪḤ

9. THE ENIGMATIC REIGN OF AL-WĀTHIQ (R. 227/842–232/847)

10. IBN QUTAYBA AND THE AHL KHURĀSĀN: THE SHUʿŪBIYYA REVISITED

11. AL-MAʾMŪN’S MILITARY UNITS AND THEIR COMMANDERS UP TO THE END OF THE SIEGE OF BAGHDAD (195/810–198/813)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

0-906094-79-8

0-906094-89-5

OCLC:

1481795660