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History and Memory in the Abbasid Caliphate

Writing the Past in Medieval Arabic Literature

By: Letizia Osti

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History and Memory in the Abbasid Caliphate

Writing the Past in Medieval Arabic Literature

By: Letizia Osti

Abu Bakr al-Suli was an Abbasid polymath and table companion, as well as a legendary chess player. He was perhaps best known for his work on poetry and chancery, which would have a long-lasting influence on Arabic literature. His decades of service at the court of at least three caliphs give him a unique perspective as an historian of his own time, although he is often valued as an observer rather than an interpreter of events for posterity. Letizia Osti here provides the first full-length English-language study devoted to al-Suli, illustrating how investigating the life, times and works of such a complex individual can serve as a fil rouge for tackling broader, contested concepts, such as biography, autobiography, court culture, and written culture. The result is an exploration of the ways in which the Abbasid court made sense of the past and, in general, of what 'historiography' means in a medieval Arabic context.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1838600566

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9781838600563

Crisis and Continuity at the Abbasid Court

Formal and Informal Politics in the Caliphate of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32)

By: Maaike van Berkel,Nadia Maria El Cheikh,Hugh Kennedy,Letizia Osti

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Crisis and Continuity at the Abbasid Court

Formal and Informal Politics in the Caliphate of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32)

By: Maaike van Berkel,Nadia Maria El Cheikh,Hugh Kennedy,Letizia Osti

The reign of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32) is a crucial and controversial epoch in the history of the Abbasid empire. Al-Muqtadir’s regime has traditionally been depicted as one of decline, when the political power of the caliphate and the lustre of its capital began to crumble. This book not only offers a substantial investigation of the idea and reality of decline, but also provides new interpretations of the inner workings of the court and the empire. The authors, four specialists of Abbasid history, explore the formal and informal power relationships that shaped politics at the court, involving bureaucrats, military, harem, courtiers and of course al-Muqtadir himself. A study of the topography of Baghdad completes this vivid picture of the court and its capital.

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276

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BRILL

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9004252703

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9789004252707

Tina Modotti

Between Art and Revolution

By: Letizia Argenteri

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Between Art and Revolution

By: Letizia Argenteri

Biografie van de Italiaanse fotografe en communistische activiste (1896-1942).

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418

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Yale University Press

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0300098537

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9780300098532

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History and Memory in the Abbasid Caliphate

History and Memory in the Abbasid Caliphate

Crisis and Continuity at the Abbasid Court

Crisis and Continuity at the Abbasid Court

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