Between Memory and Power intends to demonstrate that a robust
culture of historical writing existed in 2nd/8th century Syria, and
to offer new methodological approaches to access this now lost
history, torn between memory and oblivion. By studying the making
of Umayyad heroes or Abbasid origins-myths, this book aims to
reveal the successive meanings granted to Syrian history, and to
identify the various layers of historical writing and rewriting
during the first centuries of Islam. Taken together, these elements
make possible a history of meanings of the very space of Syria,
articulated around power and its expression, which grants a clear
coherence to the period, extending well beyond the dynastic caesura
of 132/750.
General
| Imprint: |
Brill
|
| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| Series: |
Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East, 162 |
| Release date: |
July 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Antoine Borrut
|
| Editors: |
Anna Bailey Galietti
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
450 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-90-04-46631-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
90-04-46631-2 |
| Barcode: |
9789004466319 |
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