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The Legendary Biographies of Tamerlane: Islam and Heroic Apocrypha in Central Asia - Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization Sela, Ron (Professor, Indiana University, Bloomington)
The Legendary Biographies of Tamerlane: Islam and Heroic Apocrypha in Central Asia - Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
Sela, Ron (Professor, Indiana University, Bloomington)
A rigorous scholarly appraisal of the legendary biographies of Tamerlane. The book sheds light not only on the character of Tamerlane and how he was remembered by many generations after his demise, but also on the era in which the biographies were written and how they were received by the local populace during an age of crisis.
186 pages, 1 map
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 29, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521517065 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 186 |
| Dimensions | 153 × 237 × 19 mm · 434 g |
| Language | English |