The qussas of early Islam / / by Lyall R. Armstrong.
The Islamic qāṣṣ (preacher/storyteller) has been viewed most commonly as a teller of stories, primarily religious in nature and often unreliable. Building on material of over a hundred quṣṣāṣ from the rise of Islam through the end of the Umayyad period, this book offers the most comprehensive study...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2017] |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Islamic History and Civilization
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (353 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1 Qaṣaṣ: Textual Evidence
- 2 Quṣṣāṣ Associations: With Whom Are the Quṣṣāṣ Associated?
- 3 Qaṣaṣ Sessions: The Skills and Conduct of the Quṣṣāṣ
- 4 The Quṣṣāṣ: Conformists or Innovators?
- 5 The Quṣṣāṣ during the Umayyad Period
- 6 Conclusion
- Appendix: Biographical Sketches of the Quṣṣāṣ of Early Islam
- Bibliography
- Index of Modern Authors
- Index of Sources
- Index of Subjects.