Al-Dīnawarī's Kitāb al-Aḥbār al-Ṭiwāl : an historiographical study of Sasanian Iran /

Al-Dīnawarī's Kitāb al-Aḥbār al-Ṭiwāl : an historiographical study of Sasanian Iran /

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Author / Creator:	Bonner, Michael Richard Jackson, 1982- author.
Imprint:	Bures-sur-Yvette : Groupe pour l'étude de la civilisation du Moyen-Orient, 2015. ©2015
Description:	149 pages ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Res orientales ; 1142-2831 ; volumen XXIII Res orientales ; v. 23.
Subject:	Dīnawarī, Abū Ḥanīfah Aḥmad ibn Dāwūd, -- -approximately 895. -- Kitāb al-Aḥbār aṭ-ṭiwāl. Sassanids -- Historiography. Sassanids -- History -- Sources. Antiquities. Sassanids. Iran -- Antiquities. Iran. History. Sources.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10881729

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ISBN:	9782952137676 2952137676
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book is a study of the pre-Islamic passages of Abu Hanifa Ahmad ibn Dawud ibn Wanand Dinawari's 'Kitāb al-Aḥbār al-Ṭiwāl'. It is intended for scholars of Late Antiquity. Special emphasis is placed on Dinawari's exposition of the rule of the Sasanian dynasty and questions relating to the mysterious Khudaynama tradition which are intimately connected with it. Beginning with a discussion of Dinawari and his work, the book moves into a discussion of indigenous Iranian historiography. Speculation on the sources of 'Kitāb al-Aḥbār al-Ṭiwāl' follows, and the historiographical investigation of the most substantial portion of 'Kitab al-Aḥbar al-Tiwal's notices on the Sasanian dynasty comes next. The findings of the book are set out in a narrative of Sasanian history at the end. This book was written with one main question in mind: what does 'Dinawari's "Kitāb al-Aḥbār al-Ṭiwāl', have to say about pre-Islamic Iranian history? A host of other questions arose immediately: who was Dinawari; when did he live; what did he do; how was his work perceived by others; where did Dinawari get his information and how did he present it; is Dinawari's information reliable?"--Page 4 of cover.

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