Meadows Of Gold

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Routledge, 28 oct. 2013 - 470 pages
First published in 1989. Mas'udi was born in Baghdad about 896 AD, during the Caliphate of Mu'tadid and died in Egypt sometime around the year 956, eleven years after the Buwaihids, a Shi'a dynasty of Iranian origin, had occupied Baghdad and taken control of the Caliphate. His full name was Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Husain ibn Ali ibn Abd Allah al-Mas'udi and he was notable as a Muslim historian. His two major works were Meadows of Gold (Muruj al-Dhahab) and the Book of Notification (Kitab al-Tanbih).
 

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Introduction
11
Abu Jafar Mansur
21
A Conversation with the King of Nubia
24
Loyalty to Hisham
26
In the Audience Hall
28
The Death of Mansur
32
The Character of Mansur
33
The Caliphate of Mahdi
34
The Caliphate of Wathiq
232
Wathiq Discusses Medicine
233
An Aphorism on the Death of Alexander
236
The Caliphate of Mutawakkil
238
Mutawakkil
239
Mutawakkils Palace of the Two Wings
240
A Donkey in Love
241
A Vigorous Old Scholar
242

Mahdi and the Qadi
35
Mahdi and the Peasant
36
Mahdi and the Bedouin
37
Mahdi and the Treasurer
39
The Wheel of Fortune
40
Unrequited Love
43
An Amusing Story about the King of Hira
46
The Last Days of Mahdi
49
The Character of Hadi
51
Isa ibn Dab
53
Revenge
54
The Death of the Greatgreatgreat Grandson of the Prophet
55
The Fall of Khaizuran
57
Blood Feuds
58
The Climate of Egypt
59
Basra versus Kufa
61
Harun alRashid and the Death of Hadi
62
The Dream of Mahdi
64
The Sword Samsama
66
The Accession of Harun alRashid
67
Sheeps Head
68
A Qadis Interpretation
70
The Last Pilgrimage of Harun alRashid
71
Doctor Jabrail and a Fish
72
The Dream of Harun alRashid
74
A Black and a Song
76
Poem on a Dove
78
Man ibn Zaida
79
Amin and Mamun as Children
80
The Education of Amin
82
Amin and Mamun
83
The Succession
84
Zubaidas Opinion
86
Rashids Pilgrimage with his Sons
87
The Devils Song
89
A HardWon Song
91
HorseRacing at Raqqa
94
Fish Tongues
95
The Name Ibrahim
96
Bamboo and Reed
97
The Death of Harun alRashid
98
Khalid ibn Barmak and His Sons
101
The Barmakids
102
The Advice of Yahya
103
Harun alRashid and the Singing Girl
105
The Avarice of Asmai
107
A Poet on Rashid and Jafar ibn Yahya
108
On Love
109
The Fall of the Barmakids
115
The Murder of Jafar alBarmaki
118
Elegies on the Barmakids
121
The Mother of Jafar
126
The Wealth of the Barmakids
127
Fadl in Prison
128
Miscellaneous on Rashid and the Barmakids
131
The Caliphate of Amin
132
The Dreams of Zubaida
133
Trouble Between Amin and Mamun
135
The Jealousy of Zubaida
137
IllOmens for Amin
138
Amins Beloved
140
The Frivolity of Amin
141
Amin and the Lion
142
The Birth of Musa alHadi
143
Miscellaneous Anecdotes
144
The Palace of Manbij
145
Musa Declared Heir Apparent
146
Rebellion
147
Amin in Retreat
149
Baghdad Besieged
151
The Naked Army
154
Baghdad in Flames
156
Resistance
160
Famine
162
Amin at Bay
163
The Death of Amin
168
An EyeWitness Account
170
Amins Head
172
The Laments of the Women
173
The Caliphate of Mamun
175
Sayings of Mamun
176
Mamuns Wedding Speech
177
Mamun and the Sponger
178
The Caliph and the Poet
185
Kulthum alAttabi
187
Professionally Unlucky
189
Abu alAtahiya
190
The Caliphs Cooking
191
Mamun Embarrassed
193
Mamun Justifies Himself to the Sufis
195
The Death of Shafii
198
Mamun and the False Prophets
200
The Rise and Death of Imam Rida
202
The Capture of Ibrahim ibn alMahdi
204
The Marriage of Buran
205
An Adventure of Ibrahim ibn alMahdi
207
The Poverty of Waqidi
210
Mansur and the Cadger
212
The Death of Ibn Aisha
214
The Death of Abu alAtahiya
216
Mamuns Campaigns against the Byzantines and His Death
218
The Caliphate of Mutasim
222
Mutasim on Agriculture
223
Mutasim and His Doctor
224
The Kind Heart of Mutasim
226
The New Capital of Samarra
228
Mutasim
231
Saved from Rape
243
At the Caliphs Table
245
The Sailors Stew
248
Loves Despair Jahiz
249
The Slapping of a Secretary
253
The Death of Ahmad ibn Hanbal
254
The Testing of an Assassin
255
The Indian Sword
258
The Assassination of Mutawakkil
260
Court Factions
261
Mutawakkils Last Day
262
The Reign of Mutawakkil
263
Mahbuba
264
The Caliphate of Muntasir
267
The Carpet of Annihilation
268
Vicious Viziers
270
On the Death of Muntasir
271
The Generosity of Muntasir
273
An Old Love Regained
275
Love at First Sight
277
Meccan Morals
279
The Caliphate of Mustain
281
The Aftermath
282
Things That Give Pleasure
283
Afra and Urwa
285
Bugha the Elder
288
Mutazz Acclaimed Caliph
290
The Assassination of Mustain
293
The Caliphate of Mutazz
294
A Remarkable Ring
295
The Death of Muhammad the Grandson of Tahir
296
The Imprisonment of Muayyad
297
The Murder of Bugha the Younger
298
The Caliphate of Muhtadi
299
The Death of Mutazz
300
The Death of Muhtadi
301
The Adventure of a Gatecrasher
303
The Austerity of Muhtadi
306
A Tradition Concerning Ali
308
The Death of Jahiz
309
The Caliphate of Mutamid
312
The Discipline of SafFars Army
313
The Horrors of the Zanj Rebellion
317
Wily Muslims Admired by the Byzantines
319
Muawiya Takes Revenge on a Byzantine
320
The Night Conversations of Mutamid
325
Mutamid Dies by Poison
327
The Caliphate of Mutadid
329
The Splendid Dowry of Qatr alNada
331
The Wit of Abu alAyna
332
An Idol Comes to Baghdad
335
A Delegation from Basra
337
The Clucking of a Grammarian
339
Umm Sharif the Aunt of the Rebel
341
On Eunuchs
345
The Funeral of Khumarawaih
347
Mutadid Takes a Thief
348
The Mimic and the Eunuch
352
A Master Thief
355
Alchemical Texts
358
Mutadids Ghosts
360
The Death of Ibrahim alHarbi the Jurist
361
Two Students Enamoured
362
The Qadi Ibn Jabir
364
The Eunuch Wasif
365
Why Mutadid Preferred the Alids
366
The Death of Mutadid
367
The Caliphate of Muktafi
368
Qasims Hatred of Badr
370
The Ransoming of Treachery
373
The Avarice of Muktafi
374
Nougat and Fritters
375
Dushab and Harisa
378
The Death of Muktafi
380
The Caliphate of Muqtadir
381
Hospitality
382
The Death of Muqtadir
384
Cyprus Seized
385
The Caliphate of Qahir
386
Qahir Demands a True History
387
The Caliphate of Radi
393
The Caliph Radis Accomplishments
394
Chess and Backgammon
395
The Qualities of a General
399
The Breeches of the Tallest Man
401
The Marvels of Creation
403
Arabic Words for Lavatory
405
Black and Green
408
The Garden of Qahir
409
The Generosity of Radi
411
Bajkam the Turk Coins His Own Money
412
The Caliphate of Muttaqi
414
The Blinding of Muttaqi
415
Summing Up
416
The Caliphate of Mustakfi
417
The Unwanted Page Boy
419
The Battle of the Flowers
421
The Buwaihids Come to Power
423
The Caliphate of Muti
424
The Rising of Utrush
425
Masudis Address to the Reader
426
Masudis Final Words
428
Glossary
431
Bibliography
437
Notes
439
Index
451
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher

Meadows Of Gold
Masudi
Aperçu limité - 2013
The Meadows of Gold: The Abbasids
Masʻūdī
Aucun aperçu disponible - 1989
The Meadows of Gold: The Abbasids
Masudi
Aucun aperçu disponible - 2015
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Mas'udi . Translated and Edited by Paul Lunde and Caroline Stone.

Informations bibliographiques

TitreMeadows Of Gold
AuteurMasudi
Éditionrévisée
ÉditeurRoutledge, 2013
ISBN1136145222, 9781136145223
Longueur470 pages
  
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