Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. Note on the English Translation xix
5. Preface 3
6. CHAPTER ONE The Rise of History Among the Arabs and Its Development During the First Three Centuries A.H. 12
7. CHAPTER TWO Origins of the Historical School of Medina: ‘Urwa—al-Zuhrī 76
8. CHAPTER THREE The Beginnings of Historical Folklore: Wahb ibn Munabbih 122
9. CHAPTER FOUR Origins of the Historical School of Iraq: Its Rise and Development Until the Third Century A.H. 136
10. CHAPTER FIVE Motives for the Writing of History and the Historical Views Embodied in the Works of the First Historians 152
11. Bibliography of Works Cited 161
12. Index 177