The Arabic historical tradition & the early Islamic conquests : folklore, tribal lore, holy war / Boaz Shoshan.

The early Arab conquests pose a considerable challenge to modern-day historians. The earliest historical written tradition emerges only after the second half of the eighth century- over one hundred years removed from the events it contends to describe, and was undoubtedly influenced by the motives a...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Shoshan, Boaz (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Routledge, 2016.
Series:	Routledge studies in classical Islam.
Subjects:	Islam > Historiography. Islamic Empire > Historiography. Historiography. Islamic Empire.