History and memory in the Abbasid Caliphate: writing the past in medieval Arabic literature
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Beteilige Person: Osti, Letizia (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney I.B. Tauris 2022
Schriftenreihe:The early and medieval Islamic world
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Links:https://doi.org/10.5040/9781838600556?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
https://doi.org/10.5040/9781838600556?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
https://doi.org/10.5040/9781838600556
https://doi.org/10.5040/9781838600556?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
Abstract:"Abu Bakr al-Suli was a noted polymath and table companion in the courts of three Abbasid caliphs. In addition to his work as observer of the court, he is perhaps best known for his poetry - which would have a long-lasting influence on Arabic literature - historiographical insight and skill as a chess player. Letizia Osti here provides the first full-length English-language study devoted to al-Suli. In so doing, she sheds light onto broader questions, such as: How did the Abbasid court make sense of the past? What was the importance of written culture? And book collecting? What does 'historiography' mean in a medieval Islamic context?"
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 183 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781838600556
9781838600570
DOI:10.5040/9781838600556