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The echoes of Fitna : accumulated meaning and performative historiography in the first Muslim civil war
- Title
- The echoes of Fitna : accumulated meaning and performative historiography in the first Muslim civil war / by Aaron M. Hagler.
- Author
- Hagler, Aaron M.
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
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- Description
- xii, 176 pages; 25 cm.
- Summary
- "In The Echoes of Fitna, Aaron M. Hagler engages in a close reading of the fitna narratives of three related texts: al-Tabari's Tarikh al-rusul wa-l-muluk, Ibn al-Athir's al-Kamil fi al-tarikh, and Ibn Kathir's Kitab al-bidaya wa-l-nihaya. Because the latter two texts' presentations of the fitna follow al-Tabari's so closely, moments of divergence in the texts are understood as clear markers of the later historians' goals, perspectives, and literary-narrative strategies. The analysis of these changes demonstrates that the desire to reframe the meaning of Karbala is central to Ibn al-Athir's and Ibn Kathir's narrative construction, and that-while they left al-Tabari's versions of key events intact-small, even minute changes to contextual expository moments fundamentally change their meaning"--
- Series Statement
- Islamic history and civilization, 0929-2403 ; volume 197
- Uniform Title
- Islamic history and civilization ; v. 197.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Making Use of Uncertainty -- 1. Historical Background of the Fitna and Its Histories -- Part I. The Slaughter at Karbalāʼ: 2. The Karbalāʼ Narrative -- 3. The Fight and Its Aftermath -- 4. Approaching Karbalāʼ -- Part II. The Betrayal at Ṣiffīn: 5. The Ṣiffīn Narrative -- 6. The Battle of Ṣiffīn: Fight and Conclusion -- 7. Preparing the Battle -- Part III. The Election of ʻUthmān: 8. The Story of ʻUthmān -- 9. The Shūrā of ʻUthmān -- Part IV. Further Ripples: 10. The Stories of Succession -- 11. The Prophet Muḥammad and His Role in the Narrative -- Conclusion: The Tapestry of History -- Bibliography -- Index.
- ISBN
- 9789004524231
- 9004524231
- 9789004524255 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2022044561
- 40031632736
- OCLC
- on1335396225
- 1335396225
- SCSB-14688002
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries