Ornament of Histories: A History of the Eastern Islamic Lands AD 650-1041

The Persian Text of Abu Sa‘id ‘Abd al-Hayy Gardizi

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Abu Sa'id 'Abd al-Hayy Gardizi was an author and historian living in the mid-eleventh century at the height of the Turkish Ghazvanid dynasty. His only known work, The Ornament of Histories ('Zayn al-akhbir'), is a hugely ambitious history of the Eastern Islamic lands AD 650-1041, spanning what is now Eastern Iran, Afghanistan and parts of the Central Asian Republics and Indo-Pakistan subcontinent. Gardizi's text is an extremely rare source of primary information about the rise of Islamic faith, culture and military dominance in these regions, and represents a significant contribution to our understanding of the early Islamic world. This is the first English translation of the original Persian text, and is accompanied by an introduction and commentary which details the historical, geographical and cultural context.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-03-30
Mått:150 x 232 x 16 mm
Vikt:300 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781788311120
Översättare:C. Edmund Bosworth, Professor C. Edmund Bosworth

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C. Edmund Bosworth was a Fellow of the British Academy, an Honorary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and, until his retirement, Professor of Arabic Studies at the University of Manchester. He was the British Editor of the second edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam, and wrote numerous books and articles on the history, culture and literature of the Arabic, Persian and Turkish lands of the Middle East and Central Asia in the pre-modern period. He was the recipient of the biennial Giorgio Levi Della Vida Award at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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`This is an excellent annotated translation of this important historical text by a most qualified scholar.' - Farhad Daftary, Co-Director and Head of the Department of Academic Research and Publications, Institute of Ismaili Studies, `All in all this is a most useful publication which ... makes available one of the earliest examples of Persian historical literature and most important sources for the history of the Khurasan.' - The Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Innehållsförteckning

Preface and AcknowledgementsIntroductionTranslation of the TextThe Arab GovernersThe Tahirids and SaffaridsThe Samanids The Early GhaznavidsNotesBibliographyIndices1. Persons, People, Tribes2. Places3. Technical Terms4. Book Titles