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Fred M. Donner
358 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780878501274
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Language: English
Publisher: Darwin Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 01 January 1998
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How and why did Muslims first come to write their own history? The author argues in this work that the Islamic historical tradition arose not out of idle curiosity", or through imitation of antique models, but as a response to a variety of challen...
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Fred M. Donner
358 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780878501274
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Darwin Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 01 January 1998
Description
How and why did Muslims first come to write their own history? The author argues in this work that the Islamic historical tradition arose not out of idle curiosity", or through imitation of antique models, but as a response to a variety of challen...