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Parution : M S. Gordon et alii, “The Works of Ibn Wāḍiḥ al-Yaʿqūbī (3 vols) : An English Translation”, Brill, déc 2017.

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Biographical note

Matthew S. Gordon, Ph.D. (1993), Columbia University, is Professor of Middle East & Islamic History at Miami University. He has published monographs, textbooks, and numerous articles on medieval Islamic social and political history, including The Breaking of a Thousand Swords (SUNY Press, 2001).

Chase F. Robinson, Ph.D. (1992), Harvard University, is Distinguished Professor and President of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He has written or edited some 8 books and 40 articles on Islamic history. His most recent book is Islamic Civilization in 30 Lives (Thames & Hudson, 2016).

Everett K. Rowson, Ph.D. (1982), Yale University, is Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at New York University. He has published widely in Islamic philosophy, history, and gender and sexuality studies, as well as classical Arabic literature.

Michael Fishbein, Ph.D. (1988), University of California at Los Angeles, is a retired Lecturer in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at that university, where he taught Arabic language and literature for many years. He is the translator of Volumes VIII, XXI, and XXXI of the SUNY History of al-Ṭabarī.

Readership

All interested in the early and medieval Islamic period and the history of the caliphate; geography, urbanisation and commerce in the medieval Mediterranean; the transmission of Late Antique culture and intellectual heritage into Arabic; Arabic society and culture.

Table of contents

VOLUME 1

Acknowledgements
List of Contributors

Introduction
Matthew S. Gordon

Ibn Wāḍiḥ al-Yaʿqūbī: A Biographical Sketch
Sean Anthony and Matthew S. Gordon

Manuscripts, Printed Editions, and Translations of al-Yaʿqūbī’s Works
Everett K. Rowson

The Book of the Adaptation of Men to Their Time and Their Dominant Characteristics in Every Age (Mushākalat al-nās li-zamānihim wa-mā yaglibu ʿalayhim fī kull ʿaṣr)

The Geography (Kitāb al-Buldān)

Fragments

Appendix: Passages Attributed to al-Yaʿqūbī in Ibn al-Dāya, Kitāb al-Mukāfaʾa wa-Ḥusn al-ʿUqbā

General Bibliography

VOLUME 2

The History (Taʾrīkh) Adam to Pre-Islamic Arabia

VOLUME 3

The History (Taʾrīkh) The Rise of Islam to the Reign of al-Muʿtamid

Indices


OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Hassan Bouali (2 novembre 2017). Parution : M S. Gordon et alii, “The Works of Ibn Wāḍiḥ al-Yaʿqūbī (3 vols) : An English Translation”, Brill, déc 2017. Diwan. Consulté le 25 avril 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/nqv2


Hassan Bouali

Docteur en histoire médiévale de l'université Paris Nanterre.

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