Mediaeval Islamic historiography and political legitimacy: Bal'amī's Tārīkhnāmah
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Politics, religion and culture in the late Sāmānid state -- The transmission of the Tārīkhnāma's text -- Balʻamī's reshaping of Ṭabarī's history -- The contents and purpose of Balʻamī's alterations to Ṭabarī's H...
| Sumario: | Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Politics, religion and culture in the late Sāmānid state -- The transmission of the Tārīkhnāma's text -- Balʻamī's reshaping of Ṭabarī's history -- The contents and purpose of Balʻamī's alterations to Ṭabarī's History -- The Tārīkhnāma after Balʻamī -- General conclusions -- Comparison of postulated redactions of the Tārīkhnāma -- Comparison of the Arabic translation of the Tārīkhnāma and the Persian text -- Addenda and corrigenda to Daniel's "An annotated inventory of Balʻamī's manuscripts" -- Bibliography -- Subject index -- Manuscript index |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descripción Física: | XIII, 210 S., Ill., 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 041558311X |
