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To integrate the regions of the early Islamic Empire from Central Asia to North Africa, transregional and regional elites of various backgrounds were essential. This volume is an important contribution to the conceptualization of the largest empire of Late Antiquity. After a theoretical introduction to the concept of 'elites' in an early Islamic context, the papers focus on elite structures and networks within selected regions of the Empire (T...

Analyses the narrative function of Khārijism in 9th- and 10th-century Islamic historiography

Analyses the narrative function of Khārijism in 9th- and 10th-century Islamic historiography This is the first comprehensive literary analysis of Khārijite history as depicted in early Islamic historiography. Covering the period from the Khārijites' origins at the Battle of Ṣiffīn in 657 CE until the death of the caliph ʿAbd al-Malik b. Marwān in 705 CE, it provides a fresh perspective on early Khārijism, exploring the manifold purposes of tel...