
Published online:
31 January 2012
Published in print:
01 November 2007
Online ISBN:
9780191734304
Print ISBN:
9780197263785
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Introduction Introduction
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The Geographical and Historical Background The Geographical and Historical Background
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The Fatimid Empire (909–1171) The Fatimid Empire (909–1171)
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The Buyids of Iran and Iraq (945–1055) The Buyids of Iran and Iraq (945–1055)
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The New Power in the East: the Seljuk Empire (1030–1194) The New Power in the East: the Seljuk Empire (1030–1194)
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The Seljuk Successor-states of the Twelfth Century The Seljuk Successor-states of the Twelfth Century
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The Scope of this Enquiry The Scope of this Enquiry
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Medieval Arabic and Persian Narrative Sources Medieval Arabic and Persian Narrative Sources
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General Characteristics General Characteristics
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Historiographical Genres: City Chronicles, Universal Histories and Dynastic Histories Historiographical Genres: City Chronicles, Universal Histories and Dynastic Histories
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The Limitations of Medieval Islamic Historical Narrative Sources The Limitations of Medieval Islamic Historical Narrative Sources
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Fatimid Sources Fatimid Sources
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Christian Arabic Sources Christian Arabic Sources
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Eleventh-century Sources Eleventh-century Sources
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Twelfth- and Thirteenth-century Sources Twelfth- and Thirteenth-century Sources
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Islamic Prosopographical Works Islamic Prosopographical Works
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The Format and Content of Medieval Islamic Prosopographical Sources The Format and Content of Medieval Islamic Prosopographical Sources
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Recent Scholarly Approaches to Islamic Prosopography Recent Scholarly Approaches to Islamic Prosopography
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The Western Contribution The Western Contribution
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The Contribution of Modern Scholarship in the Middle East The Contribution of Modern Scholarship in the Middle East
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Biographical and Autobiographical Literature Biographical and Autobiographical Literature
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Autobiographies Autobiographies
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Ancillary Sources Ancillary Sources
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Documents Documents
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Mirrors for Princes Mirrors for Princes
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Epigraphy and Coins Epigraphy and Coins
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Editions and Translations Editions and Translations
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Bibliography Bibliography
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Cite
Hillenbrand, Carole, 'Sources in Arabic', in Mary Whitby (ed.), Byzantines and Crusaders in Non-Greek Sources, 1025-1204, Proceedings of the British Academy (London , 2007; online edn, British Academy Scholarship Online, 31 Jan. 2012), https://doi.org/10.5871/bacad/9780197263785.003.0012, accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of sources in Arabic. It studies medieval Arabic narrative sources that deal with the period 1025–1204, and presents a survey of medieval Islamic prosopographical material, which includes autobiographical and biographical literature. An analysis of the present state of research on Islamic prosopography is also included. Certain ancillary sources, i.e. inscriptions, are mentioned here. Ancillary sources are considered to be useful prosopographical tools.
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