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 his Narratives of Islamic Origins, he argues for an early recording of Islamic texts. He responds in particular to the theories based on archeological remains proposed by John Wansbrough and Yehuda D. Nevo.[5]
In 2007, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.[6]
Donner is the editor of the journal Al-Usur al-Wusta: The Bulletin of Middle East Medievalists.[7]
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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
See also
External links
- Entry with the University of Chicago
- Fred Donner. The Early Islamic Conquests, Chapter VI. Conclusions, Princeton Univ Press, 1981
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)
- ^ Narratives of Islamic Origins p. 62
- ^ University of Chicago article on Guggenheim Fellowship awards
- ^ Al-Usur al-Wusta: The Bulletin of Middle East Medievalists
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