ENGLISH

Islamic Historiography

By Chase F. Robinson

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2002
ISBN
978-0521629362
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
27 MB (28659122 bytes)
Series
Themes in Islamic History
Pages
257\257
Topic
History
Time added
2016-05-26 07:08:27

Description

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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