The echoes of fitna accumulated meaning and performative historiography in the first Muslim civil war / by Aaron M. Hagler.
| Author/creator | Hagler, Aaron M. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston : Brill, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Islamic history and civilization, 0929-2403 ; 197 |
| Contents | Introduction: Making Use of Uncertainty -- 1. Historical Background of the Fitna and Its Histories -- Part I. The Slaughter at Karbalāʼ: 2. The Karbalāʼ Narrative -- 3. The Fight and Its Aftermath -- 4. Approaching Karbalāʼ -- Part II. The Betrayal at Ṣiffīn: 5. The Ṣiffīn Narrative -- 6. The Battle of Ṣiffīn: Fight and Conclusion -- 7. Preparing the Battle -- Part III. The Election of ʻUthmān: 8. The Story of ʻUthmān -- 9. The Shūrā of ʻUthmān -- Part IV. Further Ripples: 10. The Stories of Succession -- 11. The Prophet Muḥammad and His Role in the Narrative -- Conclusion: The Tapestry of History -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract | "In The Echoes of Fitna, Aaron M. Hagler engages in a close reading of the fitna narratives of three related texts: al-Tabari's Tarikh al-rusul wa-l-muluk, Ibn al-Athir's al-Kamil fi al-tarikh, and Ibn Kathir's Kitab al-bidaya wa-l-nihaya. Because the latter two texts' presentations of the fitna follow al-Tabari's so closely, moments of divergence in the texts are understood as clear markers of the later historians' goals, perspectives, and literary-narrative strategies. The analysis of these changes demonstrates that the desire to reframe the meaning of Karbala is central to Ibn al-Athir's and Ibn Kathir's narrative construction, and that-while they left al-Tabari's versions of key events intact-small, even minute changes to contextual expository moments fundamentally change their meaning"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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| Issued in other form | Print version: Hagler, Aaron M. Echoes of fitna Boston : Brill, 2022 9789004524231 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022044562 |
| ISBN | 9789004524255 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |