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The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 18: Between Civil Wars: The Caliphate of Muʿāwiyah A.D. 661-680/A.H. 40-60

The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 18: Between Civil Wars: The Caliphate of Muʿāwiyah A.D. 661-680/A.H. 40-60

Morony, Michael G.

Paperback

Series: Suny Near Eastern Studies

General World History

ISBN10: 0887063144
ISBN13: 9780887063145
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Aug 1 1987
Pages: 494
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

This volume presents for the first time in English Ṭabarī's complete account of the twenty-year long reign of the fifth caliph, Muʿāwiyah (661-680). The importance of this account lies partly in Ṭabarī's quotation of major portions of the work of earlier authors, such as Abu Mikhnaf and other eighth-century compilers. It is also significant because Ṭabarī's selection of themes has had a decisive influence on modern interpretations of this period, particularly on the identification of what the important issues were in the works of Henri Lammens and Julius Wellhausen. Here one can read the exciting account of the Khāriji revolt of Mustawrid ibn Ullifah, the impressive but controversial record of the governorship of Ziyād ibn Abīhi, the entertaining escapades of the poet Farazdaq in his youth, and the tragic story of Ḥujr ibn 'Adī. Ṭabarī''s presentation of different points of view about these and other events makes his account an indispensable source for early Islamic history.

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