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The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 3: The Children of Israel

Name: The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 3: The Children of Israel
Brand: State University of New York Press
SKU: 9780791406885
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Contributors:

William M. Brinner (Translator)

Publisher:

State University of New York Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

History, Religion

Book Subcategory:

World, Ancient

Series:

Suny Near Eastern Studies

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Release Date:

1991-08-27

ISBN 13:

9780791406885

Weight:

0.59 lbs

Size:

9.01 x 5.92 x 0.46 inches

Pages:

206

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This volume continues the stories of the Israelite patriarchs and prophets who figured in Volume II, as well as of the semi-mythical rulers of ancient Iran. In addition to biblical, Qur'anic, and legendary accounts about Moses, Aaron, and the exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt; of the Judges, Samuel and Ezekiel; and of Saul, David, and Solomon, it includes a version of Iranian prehistory that emphasizes the role of Manuchihr (Manushihr in Arabic) in creating the Iranian nation and state.

Woven into these accounts are stories about figures belonging to the very earliest literatures of the Middle East: the mysterious al-Khidwith echoes from the epic of the Sumero-Akkadian hero Gilgamesh; the legendary exploits of Dhu l-Qarnayn, mirroring the ancient romance of Alexander; and incorporating elements about the encounter of King Solomon and Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba, of Jewish midrash and South Arabian lore.

The Islamic empire was at its political and economic height during the tenth and eleventh centuries, and a new civilization was forged at the caliphal court and in society at large. One of the literary triumphs of that civilization was this rich and colorful tapestry belonging to the Islamic genre of "tales of the prophets." The tales in this volume show how threads from all the ancient civilizations of the Middle East were incorporated, absorbed, and Islamized in the brilliant fabric of that new civilization.

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