New perspectives on Ibn ʻAsākir in Islamic historiography /

New perspectives on Ibn ʻAsākir in Islamic historiography /

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Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017] ©2017
Description:	viii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Series:	Islamic history and civilization : studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; volume 145 Islamic history and civilization ; v. 145.
Subject:	Ibn ʻAsākir, ʻAlī ibn al-Ḥasan, -- 1105-1176. -- Tārīkh madīnat Dimashq. Tārīkh madīnat Dimashq (Ibn ʻAsākir, ʻAlī ibn al-Ḥasan) Historiography. Islamic Empire -- Historiography. Islamic Empire.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11337532

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Other authors / contributors:	Judd, Steven C., editor. Scheiner, Jens J., 1976- editor.
ISBN:	9789004345195 (hardback : alk. paper) 9004345191 (hardback : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This volume contains six articles on Ibn 'Asākir and his 'Ta'rīkh madīnat Dimāshq' illustrating a variety of perspectives and approaches to the material. It includes a seventh article that discusses the process by which the now standard 'Dār al-fikr' edition was compiled. The contributions address both the geographical and biographical sections of the 'Ta'rīkh madīnat Dimashq'. Some of the authors examine Ibn 'Asākir's sources, while others describe how Ibn 'Asākir's works were used by later generations of scholars and how he influenced multiple genres of later writings. The volume also contains analyses of individual biographies and discussions of Ibn 'Asākir's treatment of larger classes of people, including the first analysis of his biographies of women. In sum, it illustrates both the wide range of topics that the 'Ta'rīkh madīnat Dimashq' covers and the latest techniques for analyzing Ibn 'Asākir and his work.
Other form:	Online version: New perspectives on Ibn ʻAsakir in Islamic historiography Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017] 9789004345201
Standard no.:	40027346664

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Summary:	This volume contains six articles on Ibn ʿAsākir and his Taʾrīkh madīnat Dimashq illustrating a variety of perspectives and approaches to the material. It includes a seventh article that discusses the process by which the now standard Dār al-fikr edition was compiled. The contributions address both the geographical and biographical sections of the Taʾrīkh madīnat Dimashq . Some of the authors examine Ibn ʿAsākir's sources, while others describe how Ibn ʿAsākir's works were used by later generations of scholars and how he influenced multiple genres of later writings. The volume also contains analyses of individual biographies and discussions of Ibn ʿAsākir's treatment of larger classes of people, including the first analysis of his biographies of women. In sum, it illustrates both the wide range of topics that the Taʾrīkh madīnat Dimashq covers and the latest techniques for analyzing Ibn ʿAsākir and his work.<br><br>Contributors: Zayde Antrim, Steven Judd, Nancy Khalek, James Lindsay, Suleiman Mourad, Dana Sajdi, Jens Scheiner, Monika Winet.
Physical Description:	viii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9789004345195 9004345191
ISSN:	0929-2403 ;