Cahiers de civilisation médiévale· 2026Q3
History of the Arab Invasions : The Conquest of the Lands. A New Translation of al-Baladhuri’s Futuh al-Buldan, Hugh Kennedy (éd. et trad.)
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This is a new English translation of al-Baladhuri's seminal 9th-century work, 'Futuh al-Buldan' (The Conquest of the Lands), offering fresh insights into the early Arab-Muslim world.
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Key points
- Presents a new English translation of al-Baladhuri's 'Futuh al-Buldan'.
- Al-Baladhuri was a 9th-century scholar from Baghdad with expertise in history, poetry, and translation.
- The work is essential for studying the early Arab-Muslim world and the Abbasid period.
- The translation aims to provide a more accessible resource for understanding historical conquests.
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Abstract
Al-Balādhurī est un auteur incontournable pour qui s’intéresse aux premiers siècles du monde arabo-musulman. Parfois perçu comme un modèle d’historien de l’époque abbasside classique, nous ne connaissons que les grandes lignes de sa vie. Né au début du ixe siècle à Bagdad, et peut-être d’origine persane, il est un homme de savoir, doté de multiples compétences, ainsi qu’il en était la norme à son époque : poète, satiriste, historien, traducteur du persan ou encore généalogiste. Il doit, cepe...
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