El-Hibri Parable and Politics in Early Islamic History

The Rashidun Caliphs
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-231-52165-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 488 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

El-Hibri, Tayeb

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam Geschichte des Islam: 7. - 14. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Abu Bakr: The Moment of Confirmation
3. 'Umar b. al-Khattab: A Saga of Law and Conquest
4. 'Uthman: The Challenge of Innovation
5. The Road to Civil War: Issues and Boundaries
6. 'Ali: In the Image of the Prophets
7. From Caliphate to Kingship: 'Umar's Reign and Future Changes
8. Conclusion
Appendix 1. Abu Mikhnaf's Account of the Saqifa of Banu Sa'ida
Appendix 2. The Succession to 'Umar
Appendix 3. Manushihr's Declaration
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Leseproben

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Über Autor(innen)

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.