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An Armenian Futuh Narrative: Lewond's Eighth-Century History of the Caliphate

An Armenian Futuh Narrative: Lewond's Eighth-Century History of the Caliphate

La Porta, Sergio
Vacca, Alison M.

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Series: Late Antique and Medieval Islamic Near East, Book 4

IslamGeneral Middle Eastern History

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ISBN10: 1614910952
ISBN13: 9781614910954
Publisher: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Published: Mar 7 2024
Pages: 442
Weight: 1.33
Language: English
The History of the Armenian priest Lewond is an important source for the history of early Islamic rule and the only contemporary chronicle of second/eighth-century caliphal rule in Armenia. This volume presents a diplomatic edition and new English translation of Lewond's text, which describes events that took place during the century and a half following the Prophet Muḥammad's death in AH 11/632 CE. The authors address Lewond's account as a work of caliphal history, written in Armenian, from within the Caliphate. As such, this book provides a critical reading of the Caliphate from one of its most significant provinces. Reading notes clarify many aspects of the period covered to make the text understandable to students and specialists alike. Extensive commentary elucidates Lewond's narrative objectives and situates his History in a broader Near Eastern historiographical context by bringing the text into new conversations with a constellation of Arabic, Greek, and Syriac works that cover the same period. The book thus stresses the multiplicity of voices operating in the Caliphate in this pivotal period of Near Eastern history.

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