Fred Donner
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Fred McGraw Donner is an Islamic scholar and the Professor of Near Eastern History at the University of Chicago.[1]
His book The Early Islamic Conquests (1981) has been described as "magisterial"[2] and "a major contribution to the understanding of early Islamic history" (International Journal of Middle East Studies);[3] it is used as a set text for several university courses.[4] He has also published a translation of a volume of the history of al-Tabari.[1]
In 2007, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.[5]
Donner is the editor of the journal Al-Usur al-Wusta: The Bulletin of Middle East Medievalists.[6]
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[edit] Bibliography
- The Early Islamic Conquests (Princeton University Press; 1981) ISBN 0-691-05327-8 (Internet History Sourcebooks Project: e-text (chapter VI))
- The History of al-Tabari (Vol. 10): The Conquest of Arabia (State University of New York Press; 1993) ISBN 0-7914-1072-2 (translation)
- Narratives of Islamic Origins: The Beginnings of Islamic Historical Writing (Darwin Press; 1998) ISBN 0-87850-127-4
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Entry with the University of Chicago
- Fred Donner. The Early Islamic Conquests, Chapter VI. Conclusions, Princeton Univ Press, 1981
[edit] References
- ^ a b NELC Department Faculty list at University of Chicago
- ^ Elton H in Bryn Mawr Medieval Review (accessed 2 October 2007)
- ^ Review of The Early Islamic Conquests in the International Journal of Middle East Studies
- ^ eg refer University of Oklahoma (accessed 2 October 2007)
- ^ University of Chicago article on Guggenheim Fellowship awards
- ^ Al-Usur al-Wusta: The Bulletin of Middle East Medievalists
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