The Eclipse of the Abbasid Caliphate: Classical Writings of the Medieval Islamic World - Couverture rigide

Ibn Miskawayh, Ahmad

 
9781780760650: The Eclipse of the Abbasid Caliphate: Classical Writings of the Medieval Islamic World

Synopsis

"The Eclipse of the Abbasid Caliphate" is one of the most original and interesting chronicles to have survived from the mediaeval Islamic world. It is written by the noted Persian historian and philosopher, Miskawayh. This title presents a translation of the chronicle.

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À propos de l?auteur

Abu 'Ali Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ya'qublgn Miskawayh (932-1030), known as Miskawayh, was a prominent Persian philosopher and historian, born at Ray in Iran. He served at court in Baghdad and Shiraz and was also librarian and keeper of state papers. Translated from the Arabic by D. S. Margoliouth (1858-1940), Laudian Professor of Arabic, University of Oxford. Introduced by Hugh Kennedy, Professor of Arabic, SOAS, University of London. Hugh Kennedy is a noted international authority on the Abbasid period. His works include The Armies of the Caliphs (2001), The Court of the Caliphs (2005) and The Great Arab Conquests (2007).

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