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Early Sunnī Historiography
A Study of the TÄrÄ«kh of KhalÄ«fa b. KhayyÄá¹
Series: - Islamic History and Civilization, Volume: 157
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In Early SunnÄ« Historiography, Tobias Andersson presents the first full-length study of the earliest Islamic chronological history extant: the TÄrÄ«kh (Chronicle) of the Basran ḥadÄ«th scholar and historian KhalÄ«fa b. KhayyÄá¹ al-Ê¿Uá¹£furÄ« (d. 240/854). The book examines how KhalÄ«fa worked as a historian in terms of his social and intellectual context, selection of sources, methods of compilation, arrangement of material and narration of key themes in comparison to the wider historiographical tradition. It shows how KhalÄ«faâs affiliation with the early SunnÄ« ḥadÄ«th scholars of Basra is reflected in his methods and concerns throughout the TÄrÄ«kh, while also highlighting similarities to other histories compiled by ḥadÄ«th scholars of the third/ninth century.
Tobias Andersson, Ph.D. (2016), University of Edinburgh, is a researcher at Uppsala University. He has published in the field of Islamic historiography and translated classical Arabic works into English and Swedish.
Acknowledgements
Note on Conventions
Introduction
1 Subject and Scope
2 Previous Studies on KhalÄ«faâs TÄrÄ«kh
3 Manuscripts and Published Editions
1 The Transmission of KhalÄ«faâs TÄrÄ«kh
1 Introduction
2 The Transmitters: BaqÄ« b. Makhlad and MÅ«sÄ b. ZakariyyÄ al-TustarÄ«
3 Differences between the Recensions and the Question of Authorship
4 Missing Material in BaqÄ«âs Recension
5 Conclusion
2 KhalÄ«faâs Life and Works
1 Introduction
2 Biography
3 Works
4 Scholarly Reputation
5 KhalÄ«faâs TÄrÄ«kh in Later Scholarship
6 Conclusion
3 Social and Intellectual Context
1 Introduction
2 Social and Political Context
3 Intellectual Context
4 Historiographical Context
5 Conclusion
4 KhalÄ«faâs Sources
1 Introduction
2 Main Direct Transmitters (20â110 Citations)
3 Less Frequently Cited Direct Transmitters (5â19 Citations)
4 Minor Direct Transmitters (1â4 Citations)
5 Major Indirect Sources
6 Analysis of Material
7 Conclusion
5 KhalÄ«faâs Methods
1 Introduction
2 Epistemology of Historical Knowledge
3 System of Reference
4 Selection and Evaluation of Transmitters
5 Conclusion
6 Structure and Arrangement of the TÄrÄ«kh
1 Introduction
2 Concept of Chronography
3 General Structure: Annalistic and Caliphal Chronology
4 Structure of Individual Years and Lists
5 Conclusion
7 Themes I: Prophethood, Community and Hegemony
1 Introduction
2 Prophethood
3 Community
4 Hegemony
5 Conclusion
8 Themes II: Leadership and Civil War
1 Introduction
2 The RÄshidÅ«n Period
3 The Umayyad Period
4 The Ê¿AbbÄsid Period
5 Conclusion
Conclusion
1 Overview
2 Methods, Concerns and Contexts of the Early Historians
3 Chronography among the Early Ḥadīth Scholars
4 Articulations of Sunnī Views in the Early Historical Tradition
Appendix: Citations of KhalÄ«fa in al-BukhÄrÄ«âs al-JÄmiÊ¿ al-á¹£aḥīḥ
Bibliography
Index
Note on Conventions
Introduction
1 Subject and Scope
2 Previous Studies on KhalÄ«faâs TÄrÄ«kh
3 Manuscripts and Published Editions
1 The Transmission of KhalÄ«faâs TÄrÄ«kh
1 Introduction
2 The Transmitters: BaqÄ« b. Makhlad and MÅ«sÄ b. ZakariyyÄ al-TustarÄ«
3 Differences between the Recensions and the Question of Authorship
4 Missing Material in BaqÄ«âs Recension
5 Conclusion
2 KhalÄ«faâs Life and Works
1 Introduction
2 Biography
3 Works
4 Scholarly Reputation
5 KhalÄ«faâs TÄrÄ«kh in Later Scholarship
6 Conclusion
3 Social and Intellectual Context
1 Introduction
2 Social and Political Context
3 Intellectual Context
4 Historiographical Context
5 Conclusion
4 KhalÄ«faâs Sources
1 Introduction
2 Main Direct Transmitters (20â110 Citations)
3 Less Frequently Cited Direct Transmitters (5â19 Citations)
4 Minor Direct Transmitters (1â4 Citations)
5 Major Indirect Sources
6 Analysis of Material
7 Conclusion
5 KhalÄ«faâs Methods
1 Introduction
2 Epistemology of Historical Knowledge
3 System of Reference
4 Selection and Evaluation of Transmitters
5 Conclusion
6 Structure and Arrangement of the TÄrÄ«kh
1 Introduction
2 Concept of Chronography
3 General Structure: Annalistic and Caliphal Chronology
4 Structure of Individual Years and Lists
5 Conclusion
7 Themes I: Prophethood, Community and Hegemony
1 Introduction
2 Prophethood
3 Community
4 Hegemony
5 Conclusion
8 Themes II: Leadership and Civil War
1 Introduction
2 The RÄshidÅ«n Period
3 The Umayyad Period
4 The Ê¿AbbÄsid Period
5 Conclusion
Conclusion
1 Overview
2 Methods, Concerns and Contexts of the Early Historians
3 Chronography among the Early Ḥadīth Scholars
4 Articulations of Sunnī Views in the Early Historical Tradition
Appendix: Citations of KhalÄ«fa in al-BukhÄrÄ«âs al-JÄmiÊ¿ al-á¹£aḥīḥ
Bibliography
Index
All those interested in Islamic historiography, ḥadīth scholarship, early Sunnī Islam and the early history of Islam more generally.