The History of Al-Tabari Volume XL (Suny Series in Near Eastern Studies) - Softcover

Alex V. Popovkin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791472523 ISBN 13: 9780791472521

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2007

Synopsis

The index to the 39-volume History of al-Tabari.

Completed in 1999 by a distinguished group of Arabists and historians of Islam, the annotated translation of al-Ṭabarī's History is arguably the most celebrated chronicle produced in the Islamic lands on the history of the world and the early centuries of Islam. This fortieth volume, the Index, compiled by Alex V. Popovkin under the supervision of Everett K. Rowson, serves as an essential reference tool. It offers scholars and general readers convenient access to the wealth of information provided by this massive work.

The Index comprises not only all names of persons and places mentioned by al-Ṭabarī, with abundant cross-referencing, but also a very broad range of subject entries, on everything from "pomegranates" to forms of "punishment." The volume includes a separate index of Quranic citations and allusions, as well as a list of errata and corrigenda to the entire translation.

About this title

About the Authors

Alex V. Popovkin is a professional indexer and

Everett K. Rowson is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at New York University.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791472523
• ISBN 13: 9780791472521
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 674