Al-Tabari (Studies in Late Antiquity and Early Islam) [Hardcover]

Edited by Hugh Kennedy (Author), Professor Lawrence I. Conrad (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0878501282 | ISBN-13: 978-0878501281 | Publication Date: January 15, 2008 | Edition: 1st

This volume of conference papers provides a discussion of the works of al-Tabari (d. 932 CE) the greatest historian of the early Islamic world. An international team of well-known scholars examine the life of the man, his work, the sources he used and his intellectual legacy. This book is the fullest discussion available of all aspects of the great man's work and will be of interest to all those who work on Islamic history and historiography.

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Contributors include: Tarif Khalidi, Michael Whitby, Mohsen Zakeri, Zeev Rubin, James Howard-Johnston, Walter E. Kaegi and Paul M. Cobb, Jane Dammen Mcauliffe, Claude Gilliot, Khalil Athamina, Sebastian Gunther, Hugh Kennedy, Ella Landau-Tasseron, John A. Nawas, Ralph-Johannes Lilie, Matthew S. Gordon, Elton Daniel, Chase F. Robinson, Arnoud Vrolijk, Anas B. Khalidov, Osman S.A. Ismail Al-Bili.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: The Darwin Press, Inc.; 1st edition (January 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878501282
• ISBN-13: 978-0878501281
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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