Islamic Historiography
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Part of Themes in Islamic History
- Author: Chase F. Robinson, University of Oxford
- Date Published: December 2002
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521629362
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Chase Robinson's book is a timely introduction to Islamic historiography, from its origins in the seventh and eighth centuries to the fifteenth century. It covers the rise of the tradition, the historians' principal genres, assumptions and methods, and stresses the social and political functions of historical writing. It is an authoritative guide for students with little or no background in Islamic history or Arabic.
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"...a welcome addition to the vexed field of Islamic historiography. It provides a solid introduction for the new student and both refreshes and often offers innovative theories for the seasoned scholar." Folklore Bulletin
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"...provides an approachable study of one of the world's least-studied intellectual traditions...Essential. All academic collections." Choice
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- Date Published: December 2002
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521629362
- length: 264 pages
- dimensions: 234 x 166 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.38kg
- contains: 5 b/w illus. 3 maps
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of plates
List of maps
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Glossary
Chronology I: the historians of the formative period
Chronology II: the historians of the classical period
Preface
Part I. Origins and Categories:
1. Origins
2. The emergence of genre
3. Consequences and models
4. Three categories: biography, prosopography, chronography
Part II. Contexts:
5. Historiography and traditionalism
6. Historiography and society
7. God and models of history
8. Historians and the truth
Part III. How Historians Worked:
9. Vocations and professions
10. Writing history
Conclusion
Suggestions for further reading
Bibliography
Index.
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