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title: "Arabic Historical Thought in the Classical Period (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)"
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# Arabic Historical Thought in the Classical Period (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)

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Khalidi's thesis is that 4 approaches dominated classical Arabic  historiography. In chronological order, they are hadith, adab, hikma and  siyasa. The hadith approach focused on judging the authenticity of  historical reports by examining the chain of transmission. Adab is often  translated as "belles-lettres". This approach focused on the  moral and intellectual lessons taught by history. Hikma refers to the  secular sciences which inspired a more all encompassing historiographic  approach. Finally, siyasa, the science of good government, led to  comprehensive histories often designed for bureaucrats.Khalidi includes  many excerpts from the historians he discusses. Since so many of the  historians are not well known in the West, this is a useful feature.  Whether or not you agree with Khalidi's categorization, this book will  teach you a lot about Arabic historiography.

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