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Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography: Harun al-Rashid and the Narrative of the Abbasid Caliphate by Tayeb El-Hibri (Paperback, 2007)
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Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography : Harun Al-rashid and the Narrative of the Abbasid Caliphate, Paperback by El-Hibri, Tayeb, ISBN 0521033047, ISBN-13 9780521033046, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK The reigns of the caliph Harun al-Rashid and his successor al-Ma'mun have long been viewed as the golden age of the medieval Islamic caliphate. Yet how did chroniclers represent this crucial period? Tayeb El-Hibri's book applies a new literary-critical reading to the sources to demonstrate how medieval narrators devised various elusive ways of shedding light on controversial religious, political and social issues, while ostensibly presenting a history loyal to the 'Abbasid dynasty. This is an important book which represents a landmark in the field of early Islamic historiography.
