9780521661997-0521661994-Classical Arabic Biography: The Heirs of the Prophets in the Age of al-Ma'mun (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)

Classical Arabic Biography: The Heirs of the Prophets in the Age of al-Ma'mun (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)

ISBN-13: 9780521661997
ISBN-10: 0521661994
Edition: First Edition
Author: Michael Cooperson
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 242 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780521661997
ISBN-10: 0521661994
Edition: First Edition
Author: Michael Cooperson
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 242 pages

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Classical Arabic Biography: The Heirs of the Prophets in the Age of al-Ma'mun (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization) (ISBN-13: 9780521661997 and ISBN-10: 0521661994), written by authors Michael Cooperson, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2000. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other European History (Middle East History, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent Classical Arabic Biography: The Heirs of the Prophets in the Age of al-Ma'mun (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used European History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Premodern Arabic biography has served as a major source for the history of Islamic civilization. In the first book-length study to explore the origins and development of classical Arabic biography, Michael Cooperson demonstrates how Muslim scholars used the notions of heirship and transmission to document the activities of political, scholarly and religious communities. The author also explains how medieval Arab scholars used biography to reconstruct the life stories of important historical figures. He then examines the careers of four of these figures, analyzing their relationships and their place in later biography.
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