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- catalog abstract ""Why write history in Persian?" Persian historical writing has received little attention as compared with Arabic, especially as seen in the early (pre-Mongol) period. Within the larger context of the development of Islamic historiography from the tenth through the twelfth centuries, the case of Persian historical writing demands special attention. Discussions tend to concentrate on its sources in pre-Islamic Persian and in Arabic works, while the reasons for its emergence, its connections with Iranian and Arabic models, its political and cultural functions, and its reception, have been virtually ignored. This study answers these questions and addresses issues relating to the motivation for writing the works in question; its purpose; the role of the author, patrons and audiences; the choice of language and the reasons for that choice; the place of historical writing in the broader debate over the suitability of Persian for scholarly writing. -- Publisher description.".
- catalog contributor b11139117.
- catalog coverage "Iran Historiography Early works to 1800.".
- catalog coverage "Persian Gulf Region Historiography Early works to 1800.".
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""Why write history in Persian?" Persian historical writing has received little attention as compared with Arabic, especially as seen in the early (pre-Mongol) period. Within the larger context of the development of Islamic historiography from the tenth through the twelfth centuries, the case of Persian historical writing demands special attention. Discussions tend to concentrate on its sources in pre-Islamic Persian and in Arabic works, while the reasons for its emergence, its connections with Iranian and Arabic models, its political and cultural functions, and its reception, have been virtually ignored. This study answers these questions and addresses issues relating to the motivation for writing the works in question; its purpose; the role of the author, patrons and audiences; the choice of language and the reasons for that choice; the place of historical writing in the broader debate over the suitability of Persian for scholarly writing. -- Publisher description.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-313) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction ---- 1. Persian Historiography in the Samanid Period --- 2. Historiography in the Ghaznavid Period --- 3. The Historiography of the Saljuq Period ---- Conclusion ---- Appendix: The Major Iranian Dynasties, 204-590/819-1194.".
- catalog extent "xii, 319 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Persian historiography to the end of the Twelfth century.".
- catalog identifier "0748607439".
- catalog identifier "0748612769 (pbk)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Persian historiography to the end of the Twelfth century.".
- catalog isPartOf "Islamic surveys".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press,".
- catalog relation "Persian historiography to the end of the Twelfth century.".
- catalog spatial "Iran Historiography Early works to 1800.".
- catalog spatial "Iran".
- catalog spatial "Persian Gulf Region Historiography Early works to 1800.".
- catalog spatial "Persian Gulf Region.".
- catalog subject "DS235 .P35 1999".
- catalog subject "Historiography Iran Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "Historiography Persian Gulf Region.".
- catalog subject "Islam Historiography Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "Persian philology.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction ---- 1. Persian Historiography in the Samanid Period --- 2. Historiography in the Ghaznavid Period --- 3. The Historiography of the Saljuq Period ---- Conclusion ---- Appendix: The Major Iranian Dynasties, 204-590/819-1194.".
- catalog title "Persian historiography to the end of the twelfth century / Julie Scott Meisami.".
- catalog type "text".