The Legendary Biographies of Tamerlane: Islam and Heroic Apocrypha in Central Asia

ISBN-13: 9780521517065 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 186 str.

Ron Sela

Opis

This rigorous scholarly appraisal of the legendary biographies of Tamerlane is the first of its kind in any language.

Recenzje

'Sela's well-argued and concise study of a group of Persian and Turkic heroic stories devoted to the life of Amir Timur, or Tamerlane, brings to our attention a large body of literature that has until now been generally ignored or discounted by previous scholars of Central Asian history … historians of modern Central Asia would do well to apply to their own works Sela's emphasis on manuscript sources, his imaginative use of popular literature, and his critical approach to much current scholarship.' Allen J. Frank, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The origins and usages of Tīmūr's heroic apocrypha; 2. Tīmūr's birth and childhood; 3. Youth; 4. Inauguration and kingship; 5. Premonitions; 6. Central Asia in turmoil, 1700–50; Conclusion.