Al-Maqrīzī’s al-Ḫabar ʿan al-bašar, Vol. V, Section 4: Persia and Its Kings, Part I

Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila

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Abstract

Al-Maqrīzī's (d. 845/1442) last work, al-Ḫabar ʿan al-bašar, was completed a year before his death. This volume, edited by Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, covers the history of pre-Islamic Iran from the Creation to the Parthians. Al-Maqrīzī's work shows how Arab historians integrated Iran into world history and how they harmonized various currents of historiography (Middle Persian historiography, Islamic sacred history, Greek and Latin historiography).
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLeiden
PublisherBrill Academic Publishers
Number of pages503
ISBN (Electronic)9789004355996
ISBN (Print)9789004355538
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Dec 2017

Publication series

NameBibliotheca Maqriziana
PublisherBrill
Volume5
ISSN (Electronic)2211-6737

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