Poetics of Islamic Historiography
| Author | : Bôʻaz Šôšān |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004137936 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004137939 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (939 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Poetics of Islamic Historiography by : Bôʻaz Šôšān
Download or read book Poetics of Islamic Historiography written by Bôʻaz Šôšān and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book exposes the mimetic assumption involved in early Islamic historiography, its literary practice and whatever subverts it as reflected in ?abar?'s "History," Four major events in the history of early Islam are then subject to analysis based on literary criticism and are shown to produce a new meaning.