1st Edition

Medieval Islamic Historiography Remembering Rebellion

By Heather N. Keaney Copyright 2013
188 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

228 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book is a comparative analysis of the medieval Sunni historiography of the caliphate of Uthman b. Affan and the revolt against him. By comparing treatments of Uthman in pietistic literature and universal chronicles, the work traces the gradual silencing of more critical accounts in favor of those that portray Uthman as a saintly companion of the Prophet Muhammad. Through a comparative... Read more

1. Introduction: Narrating ‘Uthman  2. Representation: ‘Uthman in the Third/Ninth Century Syntheses  3. Reaction: ‘Uthman in the Fourth/Tenth to Sixth/Twelfth Centuries Fadā’il and Chronicles  4. Retrenchment: ‘Uthman in the Seventh/Thirteenth Century Fada’il and Chronicles  5. Re-evaluation: ‘Uthman in the Eighth/Fourteenth Century Chronicles.  Conclusion

Biography

Heather N. Keaney is an Assistant Professor of History at Westmont College, Santa Barbara. She is also the Co-director of the Westmont in Istanbul semester abroad study program, which she designed and led in its first outing during Spring 2012.

"Heather N. Keaney’s book is essential reading for all researchers and teachers in Islamic history and Islamic studies".

Göran Larsson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

"Keaney’s work is an important addition to the historiographical literature"
Steven C. Judd, Southern Connecticut State University

Journal of the American Oriental Society 135.2 pages 403-405 (2015)