The Kharijites in Early Islamic Historical Tradition : : Heroes and Villains / / Hannah-Lena Hagemann.

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• VerfasserIn: Hagemann, Hannah-Lena,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.) :; 1 B/W illustrations

Analyses the narrative function of Khārijism in 9th- and 10th-century Islamic historiographyThe first book-length literary study of KhārijismSheds new light on the creation of historical memory in early Islamic historiography Emphasises the importance of literary approaches to early Islamic historyCalls for a reassessment of historical Khārijism based on the findings of this literary analysisWhy are stories told about the Khārijites – purported rebels and heretics? From the Khārijites’ origins at the Battle of Ṣiffīn in 657 CE until the death of the caliph ʿAbd al-Malik b. Marwān in 705 CE, this exhaustive literary analysis provides a fresh perspective on Khārijite history as depicted in early Islamic historiography. The Islamic tradition portrays Khārijism as a heretical movement of militantly pious zealots, a notion largely reiterated by what little modern scholarship there is on the Khārijites. Hannah-Lena Hagemann moves away from the usual positivist reconstructions of Khārijite history ‘as it really was’ and instead examines its narrative function in early Islamic historiography. The results of this literary analysis highlight the need for a serious reassessment of the historical phenomenon of Khārijism as it is currently understood in scholarship.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Note on Conventions -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Map: The Near East in the Umayyad Period -- PART I Preliminaries -- Introduction -- Sources, Genre, Authorship -- Historical Setting -- PART II Early Islamic Historiography and Literary Khārijism -- 1. Literary Approaches to Islamic Historiography and Khārijite History -- 2. Portraying Khārijism -- 3. Composing Khārijism -- PART III The Portrayal of Khārijite History from Íiffīn to the Death of ʿAbd al-Malik -- 4. Narratives of Khārijite Origins -- 5. Khārijism during the Reign of Muʿāwiya b. Abī Sufyān -- 6. Khārijism from the Second Fitna until the Death of ʿAbd al-Malik -- PART IV Observations and Conclusions -- 7. Observations Regarding the Historiographical Tradition on Khārijism -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index