ʻAlī and Muʻāwiya in early Arabic tradition: studies on the genesis and growth of Islamic historical writing until the end of the ninth century 8k71nh19d

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Table of contents :
Frontmatter
Preface (page 5)
Introduction (page 9)
Part I: Genesis of the Tradition (page 21)
1. General Background (page 23)
2. Genesis of the Tradition (page 28)
3. Secondary Stages of the Tradition in the Umayyad Era (page 52)
Part II: The First Century of the Abbasid Era (page 65)
1. Introductory (page 67)
2. The Orthodox Tradition 750-800 (page 71)
3. The Abbasid Tradition 800-850 (page 83)
4. The Shi'i Tradition 750-800 (page 100)
5. Survival of the pro-Umayyad Tradition 750-800 (page 109)
6. Recapitulation (page 116)
Part III: Attempts at Compromise, 850-900 (page 131)
1. Introductory (page 133)
2. al-Baladhuri (d. 892) (page 136)
3. at-Tabari (d. 923) (page 149)
4. ad-Dinawari (d. ca. 895) (page 159)
5. al-Ya'qubi (d. 897) (page 169)
Conclusion and Summing up (page 177)
Bibliography (page 188)
Danish Summary (page 194)
Index of Traditionists (page 199)
Glossary (page 202)
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ALI AND MUAWIYA IN EARLY ARABIC TRADITION Studies on the Genesis and Growth of

ISLAMIC HISTORICAL WRITING until the End af the Ninth Century

By

ERLING LADEWIG PETERSEN

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aA OG Jes Carer Oy MUNKSGAARD COPENHAGEN 1964

Denne afhandling er af det filosofiske fakultet ved Kgbenhavns universitet antaget til offentligt at forsvares for den filosofiske doktorgrad. Keobenhavn, den 17. februar 1964

C. J. Becker h.a.dec.

© Munksgaard Copenhagen, Denmark 1964 _ Translated by

P. LAMPE CHRISTENSEN

PRINTED IN DENMARK BY

AARHUUS STIFTSBOGTRYKKERIE A-S 448.64

Preface The first civil war 656-61 and the party antagonisms emerging from it have proved to be of crucial importance to the development of Islam. No wonder, then, that subsequent interpretations of the