History in Adab Context: “The Book on Caliphal Histories” by Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih (246/860-328/940)

In classical Arabic literature, adab and history are closely related. Collections such as al-Masʿūdī’s Murūj al-dhahab, Ibn Qutayba’s Kitāb al-Maʿārif or the Muʿjam al-buldān by Yāqūt are proper hybrids of history and adab: History often includes adab approaches, and adab regularly incorporates hist...

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Main Author: Toral-Niehoff, Isabel 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Journal of Abbasid Studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-85
Further subjects:B Adab history caliphate Umayyads al-Andalus
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