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Parable and Politics in Early Islamic History
The Rashidun Caliphs
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Tayeb El-Hibri
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English
Published/Copyright:
2010
About this book
Tayeb El-Hibri draws on medieval Islamic chronicles to remap the origins of Islamic political and religious orthodoxy, offering an insightful critique of both early and contemporary Islam and the concerns of legitimacy shadowing various rulers. He also highlights the Islamic reinterpretation of biblical traditions.
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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.
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Zohar Hadromi-Allouche:
This work is valuable as it emphasizes the benefits of applying a literary approach to historiographical literature that is generally perceived as historical.
This work is valuable as it emphasizes the benefits of applying a literary approach to historiographical literature that is generally perceived as historical.
El-Hibri advances a rich, provocative reading of events following the death of Muhammad and the careers of the first four caliphs.
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Contents
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Preface
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Genealogical Chart
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ONE. Introduction
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TWO. Abū Bakr
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THREE. ‘Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb
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FOUR. ‘Uthmān
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FIVE. The Road to Civil War
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SIX. ‘Alī
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SEVEN. From Caliphate to Kingship
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EIGHT. Conclusion
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APPENDIX 1. Abū Mikhnaf’s Account of the Saqīfa of Banū Sā‘ida
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APPENDIX 2. The Succession to ‘Umar
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APPENDIX 3. Manūshihr’s Declaration
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Notes
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Glossary
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Bibliography
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Index
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October 19, 2010
eBook ISBN:
9780231521659
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488
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Professional and scholarly;
