Authority and Identity in Medieval Islamic Historiography: Persian Histories from the Peripheries

by Mimi Hanaoka

Book Overview

Intriguing dreams, improbable myths, fanciful genealogies, and suspect etymologies. These were all key elements of the historical texts composed by scholars and bureaucrats on the peripheries of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107565839
• ISBN13: 9781107565838
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"