History and Memory in the Abbasid Caliphate
Letizia Osti · 2022
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"Abu Bakr al-Suli was a noted polymath and table companion in the courts of three Abbasid caliphs. In addition to his work as observer of the court, he is perhaps best known for his poetry - which would have a long-lasting influence on Arabic literature - historiographical insight and skill as a chess player. Letizia Osti here provides the first full-length English-language study devoted to al-Suli. In so doing, she sheds light onto broader questions, such as: How did the Abbasid court make sense of the past? What was the importance of written culture? And book collecting? What does 'historiography' mean in a medieval Islamic context?"--
Book details
- Year
- 2022
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Editions
- 3
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN
- 9781788319232
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