Classical Arabic Biography: The Heirs of the Prophets in the Age of Al-Ma'mun

by Michael Cooperson

Book Overview

Premodern Arabic biography has served as a major source for the history of Islamic civilization. In the first book-length study to explore the origins and development of classical Arabic biography,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521088542
• ISBN13: 9780521088541
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"