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Classical Arabic biography : the heirs of the prophets in the age of al-Maʼmūn
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Classical Arabic biography : the heirs of the prophets in the age of al-Maʼmūn

Author: Michael Cooperson
Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Series: Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This 2000 study explores the origins and development of classical Arabic biography.

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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 Read more...

 
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