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Scholars from a number of countries explore various facets of the dynasty that ruled Islam from 750 to 1258. Their 16 papers discuss such topics as the 'Abbasid Barid, the grave of al-Ma'mun in Tarsus, al-Tanukhi as a case of practical mu'tazilism, freedom in the circle of al-Kindi, al-Ya'qubi and Shi'ism reconsidered, 'Ubayd Allah and the vizier as villain in classical Arabic gossip, the epilogue of al-Biruni's Kitab Batanjal, and Ibn Qutayba as the earliest witness to al-Shiafi'i and his legal doctrines. They are not indexed. Distributed in the US by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
