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Parable and Politics in Early Islamic History
Tayeb El-Hibri
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Description for Parable and Politics in Early Islamic History
Num Pages: 488 pages, chart. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778. The Rashidun Caliphs. 488 pages, chart. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 33. Weight: 778.
The story of the succession to the Prophet Muhammad and the rise of the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661 AD) is familiar to historians from the political histories of medieval Islam, which treat it as a factual account. The story also informs the competing perspectives of Sunni and Shi'i Islam, which read into it the legitimacy of their claims. Yet while descriptive and varied, these approaches have long excluded a third reading, which views the conflict over the succession to the Prophet as a parable. From this vantage point, the motives, sayings, and actions of the protagonists reveal profound links to previous ... Read more
The story of the succession to the Prophet Muhammad and the rise of the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661 AD) is familiar to historians from the political histories of medieval Islam, which treat it as a factual account. The story also informs the competing perspectives of Sunni and Shi'i Islam, which read into it the legitimacy of their claims. Yet while descriptive and varied, these approaches have long excluded a third reading, which views the conflict over the succession to the Prophet as a parable. From this vantage point, the motives, sayings, and actions of the protagonists reveal profound links to previous ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Number of Pages
488
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231150828
SKU
V9780231150828
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About Tayeb El-Hibri
Tayeb El-Hibri is associate professor of Near Eastern studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the author of Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography: Harun al-Rashid and the Narrative of the 'Abbasid Caliphate. He received his BA in history from Stanford University and his PhD in Islamic history from Columbia University.
Reviews for Parable and Politics in Early Islamic History
El-Hibri advances a rich, provocative reading of events following the death of Muhammad and the careers of the first four caliphs. CHOICE This work is valuable as it emphasizes the benefits of applying a literary approach to historiographical literature that is generally perceived as historical.
Zohar Hadromi-Allouche H-Mideast Medieval
Zohar Hadromi-Allouche H-Mideast Medieval