| Classical Arabic Biography: The Heirs of the Prophets in the Age of Al-Ma'mun Contributor(s): Cooperson, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521088542 ISBN-13: 9780521088541 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $40.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: This study explores the origins and development of classical Arabic biography. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1420 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Premodern Arabic biography has served as a major source for the history of Islamic civilization. In the first book-length study to explore the origins and development of classical Arabic biography, Michael Cooperson demonstrates how Muslim scholars used the notions of heirship and transmission to document the activities of political, scholarly and religious communities. The author also explains how medieval Arab scholars used biography to reconstruct the life stories of important historical figures. He then examines the careers of four of these figures, analyzing their relationships and their place in later biography. |