This book explores the medieval Islamic historiography relating to the Arab conquest of Spain in 711, arguing that the body of medieval Arabic tradition about this conquest is a showcase for the diversity and creativity of medieval Islamic history-writing.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2013-08-14
Language: English
Number of Pages: 272
Edition: 1
Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East
Tracing development of scientific sociology from Comte onwards, this book provides a narrative history of figures, ideas, and schools that lie behind ..