Classical Arabic biography : the heirs of the prophets in the age of al-Maʼmūn /
Pre-modern Arabic biography has served as a major source for the history of Islamic civilization. In this 2000 study exploring the origins and development of classical Arabic biography, Michael Cooperson demonstrates how Muslim scholars used the notions of heirship and transmission to document the a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2000
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
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