The Rebel and the Imam in Early Islam Hardback
by Najam (Barnard College, New York) Haider
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Engaging with contemporary debates about the sources that shape our understanding of the early Muslim world, Najam Haider proposes a new model for Muslim historical writing that draws on Late Antique historiography to challenge the imposition of modern notions of history on a pre-modern society.
Haider discusses three key case studies - the revolt of Mukhtar b.
Abi 'Ubayd (d. 67/687), the life of the Twelver Shi'i Imam Musa al-Kazim (d. 183/799) and the rebellion and subsequent death of the Zaydi Shi'i Imam Yahya b. 'Abd Allah (d. 187/803) - in calling for a new line of inquiry which focuses on larger historiographical questions.
What were the rules that governed historical writing in the early Muslim world?
What were the intended audiences for these works? In the process, he rejects artificial divisions between Sunni and Shi'i historical writing.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:316 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:19/09/2019
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- ISBN:9781107026056
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:316 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:19/09/2019
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- ISBN:9781107026056