The Rebellion of Muḥammad Al-Nafs Al-Zakiyya in 145/762: Ṭālibīs and Early ʿabbāsīs in Conflict

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-90-04-22989-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 118, 528 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 880 g

Reihe: Islamic History and Civilization

This book presents a detailed in-depth study, primarily based on primary Arabic sources, of the background, history and the consequences of the rebellion of Muhammad b. 'Abdallah b. al-Hasan b. al-Hasan b. 'Ali b. Abi Talib, better known as al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, in 145/762, during the reign of the Abbasid Caliph, Abu Ja'far al-Mansur. It focuses on the relations between the early Abbasid and the different Talibi-(Shi'i) families - mainly the Hasanis and the Husaynis - and the internal struggles between these factions for the legitimacy of authority.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elad, Amikam

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam Geschichte des Islam: 7. - 14. Jahrhundert
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Revolutionäre Gruppen und Bewegungen, Bewaffnete Konflikte

Über Autor(innen)

Amikam Elad, Ph.D. 1987, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is Professor of Medieval Islamic History. He is particularly interested in the history of the early Abbasid Caliphate and the history of Syria and Palestine during the early Muslim period, with a special focus on Jerusalem. He is the author of numerous articles and Medieval Jerusalem and Islamic Worship, Holy Places, Ceremonies (Brill, 1995).