| Early Sunnī Historiography: A Study of the Tārīkh of Khalīfa B. Khayyāṭ Approx. 316 Pp. Edition Contributor(s): Andersson, Tobias (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004383166 ISBN-13: 9789004383166 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - General - History | Middle East - General - History | Historiography |
| Series: Islamic History and Civilization |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.30 lbs) 332 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Early Sunnī Historiography, Tobias Andersson presents the first full-length study of the earliest Islamic chronological history extant: the Tārīkh (Chronicle) of the Basran ḥadīth scholar and historian Khalīfa b. Khayyāṭ al-ʿUṣfurī (d. 240/854). The book examines how Khalīfa worked as a historian in terms of his social and intellectual context, selection of sources, methods of compilation, arrangement of material and narration of key themes in comparison to the wider historiographical tradition. It shows how Khalīfa's affiliation with the early Sunnī ḥadīth scholars of Basra is reflected in his methods and concerns throughout the Tārīkh, while also highlighting similarities to other histories compiled by ḥadīth scholars of the third/ninth century. |