This book is a study of the pre-Islamic passages of Abu Hanifa Ahmad ibn Dawud ibn Wanand Dinawari's Kitab al-Akhbar al-Tiwal. It is intended for scholars of Late Antiquity. Special emphasis is placed on Dinawari's exposition of the rule of the Sasanian dynasty and questions relating to the mysterious Khudaynama tradition which are intimately connected with it. Beginning with a discussion of Dinawari and his work, the book moves into a discussion of indigenous Iranian historiography. Speculation on the sources of Kitab al-Akhbar al-Tiwal follows, and the historiographical investigation of the most substantial portion of Kitab al-Akhbar al-Tiwal's notices on the Sasanian dynasty comes next. The findings of the book are set out in a narrative of Sasanian history at the end. This book was written with one main question in mind: what does Dinawari's Kitab al-Akhbar al-Tiwal have to say about pre-Islamic Iranian history? A host of other questions arose immediately: who was Dinawari; when did he live; what did he do; how was his work perceived by others; where did Dinawari get his information and how did he present it; is Dinawari's information reliable? Destine aux specialistes de l'Antiquite tardive, ce livre etudie les passages du Kitab al-Akhbar al-Tiwal de Abu Hanifa Ahmad ibn Dawud ibn Wanand Dinawari qui traitent de l'epoque preislamique, et en particulier de la periode sassanide (224-651 de n. ere). La problematique principale de l'Auteur a trait aux intentions d'ecriture de Dinawari lorsqu'il ecrit l'histoire iranienne pre-islamique - ce qui entraine d'autres interrogations: qui etait exactement Dinawari? Comment son oeuvre a-t-elle ete percue a son epoque? Ou a-t-il trouve ses informations et comment les a-t-il presentees? Ses donnees sont-elles credibles? Apres une discussion sur Dinawari et son oeuvre, cet ouvrage aborde la question du role de l'historiographie iranienne, celle des eventuelles sources du Kitab al-Akhbar al-Tiwal et de la tradition du Khudaynama.

Book Information
ISBN 9782952137676
Author M.R. Jackson Bonner
Format Paperback
Page Count 149
Imprint GECMO
Publisher GECMO