Dreams of Abbasid Caliphs: Suspense and Tragedy in al-abarī’s History of Prophets and Kings
Abstract On the basis of an analysis of three dreams by al-Mahdī, al-Rashīd and al-Amīn it is argued that the dreams in the Tarīkh al-rusul wa-l-mulūk are used to add suspense and tragedy to al-abarī’s presentation of events.
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2010
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Oriens
Année: 2010, Volume: 38, Numéro: 1/2, Pages: 17-34 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Arabic historiography
B al-abari B Dreams |
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| Résumé: | Abstract On the basis of an analysis of three dreams by al-Mahdī, al-Rashīd and al-Amīn it is argued that the dreams in the Tarīkh al-rusul wa-l-mulūk are used to add suspense and tragedy to al-abarī’s presentation of events. |
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| ISSN: | 1877-8372 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Oriens
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/187783710X536644 |