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Classical Arabic Biography
The Heirs of the Prophets in the Age of al-Ma'mun
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In the first book-length study to explore the origins of classical Arabic biography, the author demonstrates how Muslim scholars used notions of heirship and transmission to document the activities of political, scholarly and religious communities. The author illustrates his argument by analysing four figures whose biographies exemplify a particular tradition.
Cambridge University Press; May 2000
242 pages; ISBN 9780511033612
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242 pages; ISBN 9780511033612
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Subject categories
- Academic > Languages and Linguistics > Oriental philology and literature > Arabic > Arabic literature
- Academic > Languages and Linguistics > Oriental philology and literature > Special groups > Islamic
- Academic > History > History of Asia > Arab countries > History
- Biography & Autobiography > Religious
- History > Far East
- History > Middle East
- History > Asia
- Philosophy
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9780521661997
9780511033612
0511033613

