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| Named Person: | Mohammed. |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael Cooperson |
| ISBN: | 0521661994 9780521661997 |
| OCLC Number: | 43377559 |
| Description: | xxii, 217 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Note on transliteration; Note on dating systems; Glossary; 1. The development of the genre; 2. The caliph al-Ma'mun; 3. The Imam 'Ali al'Rida; 4. The Hadith-scholar Ahmad Ibn Hanbal; 5. The renunciant Bishr al-Hafi; Conclusions; Appendix: the circumstances of 'Ali al-Rida's death; Bibliography; Index. |
| Series Title: | Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization. |
| Responsibility: | Michael Cooperson. |
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Review of the hardback: 'Cooperson's book is elegantly written and a pleasure to read.' Journal of Islamic Law and Society Review of the hardback: 'Cooperson's book is a careful study of an important theme and deserves to become a basic tool for scholars working in the fields of Early Abbasid period or biographical studies.' Journal of Islamic Law and Society Read more...
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