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Author Savran, Scott

Title Arabs and Iranians in the Islamic Conquest Narrative : Memory and Identity Construction in Islamic Historiography, 750-1050
Published London : Taylor and Francis, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (259 pages)
Series Culture and Civilization in the Middle East
Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Shifting patterns of identity and early Islamic historiography in context; 3 The opening of the drama: Shāpūr and the Sheikh; 4 Bahrām V Gūr, the Lakhmids, and the Hephthalite disaster; 5 The twilight of Sasanian power: Khusraw I Anūshirvān and the saga of Ḥimyar; 6 The buildup to the confrontation: Khusraw II Parvīz and the rise of the Arabs; 7 The climax: the Islamic victory over the Sasanians; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Arabs.
Iranians.
Sassanids.
Arabs
HISTORY -- Middle East -- Iran.
Arabs
Historiography
Iranians
Sassanids
SUBJECT Iran -- History -- 640-1256 -- Historiography
Islamic Empire -- History -- 750-1258 -- Historiography
Subject Iran
Islamic Empire
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317749080
1317749081