Narratives of Islamic Origins: The Beginnings of Islamic Historical Writing

Narratives of Islamic Origins: The Beginnings of Islamic Historical Writing

Narratives of Islamic Origins: The Beginnings of Islamic Historical Writing (May 1998) is a book by historiographer of early Islam Fred Donner.

The book presents a tradition-critical account of the origins of Islam. It argues that the need to legitimize the community and affirm its standing to the outside world influenced the narrative which became woven into the Arab chronicles in the late 7th to the 10th century.



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