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

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 historyC...

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