Al-Makīn Ǧirǧis Ibn Al-ʿamīd: Universal History

The Vulgate Recension. from Adam to the End of the Achaemenids
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-90-04-54998-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 6/1, 1180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 1538 g

Reihe: Arabic Christianity

When the 13th-century Coptic official al-Makin Ibn al-'Amid was thrown into prison by Sultan Baybars, he set out to compile a summary of Biblical, Graeco-Roman, and Islamic history for his own consolation. His work, which drew from a vast array of sources, enjoyed enduring success among various readerships: Oriental Christians, in Arabic-speaking communities but also in Ethiopia; Mamluk historians, including Ibn Haldun and al-Maqrizi; and early modern Europe. A major instance of Christian-Muslim interaction in the pre-modern era, Ibn al-'Amid’s chronography is still unpublished in its pre-Islamic part. This volume edits, analyzes, and translates the section from Adam to the Achaemenids.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Diez, Martino

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Dialog & Beziehungen zwischen Religionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

Martino Diez, Ph.D. (2007), is Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the Catholic University of Milan. He is scientific director of the Oasis International Foundation. In 2019 he was a visiting member to the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. He has mainly published on Abbasid literature (al-Mutanabbi and al-Ma'arri) and Christian-Muslim relations.