02656nam 2200457 450 991013663270332120230810001121.090-04-33552-810.1163/9789004335523(CKB)3710000000894498(MiAaPQ)EBC4715167 2016041035(nllekb)BRILL9789004335523(EXLCZ)99371000000089449820160906d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe qussas of early Islam /by Lyall R. ArmstrongLeiden ;Boston :Brill,[2017]1 online resource (353 pages)Islamic history and civilization ;v. 13990-04-33551-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Qaṣaṣ: Textual Evidence -- 2 Quṣṣāṣ Associations: With Whom Are the Quṣṣāṣ Associated? -- 3 Qaṣaṣ Sessions: The Skills and Conduct of the Quṣṣāṣ -- 4 The Quṣṣāṣ: Conformists or Innovators? -- 5 The Quṣṣāṣ during the Umayyad Period -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix: Biographical Sketches of the Quṣṣāṣ of Early Islam -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Sources -- Index of Subjects.The Islamic qāṣṣ (preacher/storyteller) has been viewed most commonly as a teller of stories, primarily religious in nature and often unreliable. Building on material of over a hundred quṣṣāṣ from the rise of Islam through the end of the Umayyad period, this book offers the most comprehensive study of the early Islamic qāṣṣ to-date. By constructing profiles of these preachers/ storytellers and examining statements attributed to them, it argues that they were not merely storytellers but were in fact a complex group with diverse religious interests. The book demonstrates how the style and conduct of their teaching sessions distinguished them from other teachers and preachers and also explores their relationship with early religio-political movements, as well as with the Umayyad administration.Islamic History and Civilization139.Islamic preachingHistoryIslamFunctionariesHistoryIslamic preachingHistory.IslamFunctionariesHistory.297.6/1Armstrong Lyall R1249181NL-LeKBNL-LeKBBOOK9910136632703321The qussas of early Islam2894954UNINA