Essays about: "Baladhuri"

Found 1 essay containing the word Baladhuri.

  1. 1. Governance and Economics in Early Islamic Historiography : A comparative study of historical narratives of ‘Umar’s caliphate in the works of al-Baladhuri and at-Tabari

    University essay from Avdelningen för kultur-, religions- och utbildningsvetenskap

    Author : Tobias Andersson; [2013]
    Keywords : Islamic Historiography; Baladhuri; Tabari; ‘Umar b. al-Khattab; Rightly-Guided Caliphs; ‘Abbasids; Islamic Scholarship; Discourse Analysis;

    Abstract : The thesis examines the level of historical analysis in the works of two third/ninth century Muslim historians, al-Baladhuri and at-Tabari, including their underlying legal, political and socio-economic concerns as manifested in their narratives. By comparing and contextualising their histories regarding the caliphate of ‘Umar, in relation to their social institutions and scholarly disciplines, the purpose is to highlight the subjective agency of the historians as well as the structure of the historiographical discourse in which they formulated their narratives. READ MORE