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Early Islam Between Myth and History: Al-Hasan Al-Basri (D. 110h/728ce) and the Formation of His Legacy in Classical Islamic Scholarship

Suleiman A. Mourad

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This volume examines the process through which a historical character named al-?asan al-Ba?r? was transformed into a myth by several groups in medieval Islam. Al-?asan lived in the city of Basra, southern Iraq, and was famed for his piety, which attracted to him a large number of disciples who went on to play important roles in the formation of several religious trends. The literary corpus ascribed to him has been used as a window into early Islamic religious and intellectual thought. But as this study shows, this corpus was largely forged in different periods, in some cases even a thousand years after al-?asan's death. It tells us more about the beliefs of those who forged the sayings, stories and letters rather than about al-?asan's thought and time.

Language: English

Pages: 340

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Brill

Release: December 01, 2006

ISBN: 9004148299

ISBN 13: 9789004148291

Early Islam Between Myth and History: Al-Hasan Al-Basri (D. 110h/728ce) and the Formation of His Legacy in Classical Islamic Scholarship

Suleiman A. Mourad

3.5/5 ( ratings)

This volume examines the process through which a historical character named al-?asan al-Ba?r? was transformed into a myth by several groups in medieval Islam. Al-?asan lived in the city of Basra, southern Iraq, and was famed for his piety, which attracted to him a large number of disciples who went on to play important roles in the formation of several religious trends. The literary corpus ascribed to him has been used as a window into early Islamic religious and intellectual thought. But as this study shows, this corpus was largely forged in different periods, in some cases even a thousand years after al-?asan's death. It tells us more about the beliefs of those who forged the sayings, stories and letters rather than about al-?asan's thought and time.

Language: English

Pages: 340

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Brill

Release: December 01, 2006

ISBN: 9004148299

ISBN 13: 9789004148291

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