| 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: 0521661994 ISBN-13: 9780521661997 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2000 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00509084 |
| Lexile Measure: 1420 |
| Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.16 lbs) 242 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |