 | Parable and Politics in Early Islamic History: The Rashidun Caliphs Subjects: Islamic Empire -- History -- 622–661 -- Historiography; Caliphs -- Islamic Empire -- Historiography; Caliphate -- Historiography; Prophets -- Islamic Empire -- Historiography; Islam and politics -- Islamic Empire -- Historiography; Islamic parables -- Isl; Tayeb El-Hibri draws on medieval Islamic chronicles to remap the origins of Islamic political and religious orthodoxy, offering an insightful critique of both early and contemporary Islam and the concerns of legitimacy shadowing various rulers. He also highlights the Islamic reinterpretation of biblical traditions. Tayeb El-Hibri is associate professor of Near Eastern studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the author of Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography: Harun al-Rashid and the Narrative of the 'Abbasid Caliphate . He received his BA in history from Stanford University and his PhD in Islamic history from Columbia University. |
