Research Catalog
The qussas of early Islam
- Title
- The qussas of early Islam / by Lyall R. Armstrong.
- Author
- Armstrong, Lyall R.
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
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- Description
- xi, 341 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- The Islamic 'qass' (preacher/storyteller) has been viewed most commonly as a teller of stories, primarily religious in nature and often unreliable. Building on material of over a hundred 'qussas' from the rise of Islam through the end of the Umayyad period, this book offers the most comprehensive study of the early Islamic 'qass' to-date. By constructing profiles of these preachers/ storytellers and examining statements attributed to them, it argues that they were not merely storytellers but were in fact a complex group with diverse religious interests. The book demonstrates how the style and conduct of their teaching sessions distinguished them from other teachers and preachers and also explores their relationship with early religio-political movements, as well as with the Umayyad administration.
- Series Statement
- Islamic history and civilization: studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; volume 139
- Uniform Title
- Islamic history and civilization ; v. 139.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-333) and indexes.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-1041
- ISBN
- 9789004335516 ((hardback) : alk. paper)
- 900433551X ((hardback) : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2016040236
- 9789004335516
- OCLC
- 957705180
- Author
- Armstrong, Lyall R., author.
- Title
- The qussas of early Islam / by Lyall R. Armstrong.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Islamic history and civilization: studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; volume 139Islamic history and civilization ; v. 139.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-333) and indexes.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9789004335516
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-1041