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Muslim sources on the Magyars in the second half of the 9th century : the Magyar chapter of the Jayhani tradition

Title
Muslim sources on the Magyars in the second half of the 9th century : the Magyar chapter of the Jayhani tradition / by Istvan Zimonyi.
Author
Zimonyi, István
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

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Additional Authors
Jayhānī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Naṣr, active 10th century.
Description
xii, 432 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
"The Jayhānī tradition contains the most detailed description of the Magyars/Hungarians before the Conquest of the Carpathian Basin (895). Unfortunately, the book itself was lost and it can only be reconstructed from late Arabic, Persian and Turkic copies. The reconstruction is primarily based on the texts of al-Marwazī, Ibn Rusta and Gardīzī. The original text has shorter and longer versions. The basic text was reformed at least twice and later copyists added further emendation. This study focuses on the philological comments and historical interpretation of the Magyar chapter, integrating the results in the fields of medieval Islamic studies, the medieval history of Eurasian steppe, and the historiography of early Hungarian history"--Provided by publisher.
Series Statement
East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450, 1872-8103 ; volume 35
Uniform Title
  • Muszlim források a honfoglalás előtti magyarokról. English
  • East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; v. 35.
Alternative Title
Muszlim források a honfoglalás előtti magyarokról.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Early works.
  • History.
  • Sources.
Note
  • "The Hungarian version of the present work was completed in late 2003 and published under the title Muszlim forrasok a honfoglalas elotti magyarokrol. : a Gayhani-hagyomany magyar fejezete (Muslim sources on the Magyars before the Conquest : the Magyar chapter of the Jayhani tradition)"--Preface.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-408) and index.
ISBN
  • 9789004214378 (hardback : acid-free paper)
  • 9004214372 (hardback : acid-free paper)
  • 9789004306110 (e-book) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2015032912
OCLC
  • ocn922970589
  • SCSB-1837341
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library