Orality and literacy in the Middle Ages: essays on a conjunction and its consequences in honour of D. H. Green
In: Utrecht studies in medieval literacy 12
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In: Utrecht studies in medieval literacy 12
In: Werkstattberichte Nr. 134
In: SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture
In: Dissertationes orientales 34
"The story of the succession to the Prophet Muhammad and the rise of the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661 AD) is familiar to historians from the political histories of medieval Islam, which treat it as a factual account. The story also informs the competing perspectives of Sunni and Shri Islam, which read into it the legitimacy of their claims. Yet while descriptive and varied, these approaches have long excluded a third reading, which views the conflict over the succession to the Prophet as a parable. From this vantage point, the motives, sayings, and actions of the protagonists reveal profound links to previous texts, not to mention a surprising irony regarding political and religious issues." "In a controversial break from previous historiography, Tayeb El-Hibri privileges the literary and artistic triumphs of the medieval Islamic chronicles and maps the origins of Islamic political and religious orthodoxy. Considering the patterns and themes of these unified narratives, including the problem of measuring personal qualification according to religious merit, nobility, and skills in government, El-Hibri offers an insightful critique of both carly and contemporary Islam and the concerns of legitimacy shadowing verious rulers. In building an argument for reading the texts as parabolic commentary, he also highlights the Islamic reinterpretation of biblical traditions, both by Quraanic exegesis and historical composition."--Jacket
ISSN: 2065-5002
In: Veröffentlichungen der Historiker-Verbindungsgruppe bei der europäischen Kommission volume 16
In: Veröffentlichungen der Historiker-Verbindungsgruppe bei der Europäischen Kommission – Publications of the European Union Liaison Committee of Historians 16
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In: Europa
In: Nomos eLibrary
In: Open Access
Die Autoren dieses Bandes beschäftigen sich mit Geschichte, Politik und Europäischer Integration derjenigen Staaten, die einst dem Wahrschauer Pakt angehörten. In den Beiträgen, die auf einem Kolloquium der Fakultät für Europastudien der Universität Klausenburg basieren, wird insbesondere das Verhältnis zu Deutschland und der EU aufgegriffen
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In: China studies VOLUME 34