La figure historique d’Ibn ‘Abbâs
‘Abdallâh b. ‘Abbâs is one the great figures of the intellectual history of Islam’s first century. He was the subject of various biographical notes in Sunni sources that portray him as a monochromatic companion and scholar. However, another portrait of him was preserved in the work published under t...
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Université de Provence
2011
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| Sumario: | ‘Abdallâh b. ‘Abbâs is one the great figures of the intellectual history of Islam’s first century. He was the subject of various biographical notes in Sunni sources that portray him as a monochromatic companion and scholar. However, another portrait of him was preserved in the work published under the title Akhbâr al-Dawla l-‘Abbâsiyya (ADA) and in some similar literary works. Contrary to the unhistoricized portrait given by the traditionists’ exemplary literature, he is here depicted as a man who takes sides in the struggle for power among the numerous clans of Quraysh. Even though the portrayal of Ibn ‘Abbâs by the anonymous author of the ADA cannot be regarded as “more genuine” or “more historical”, it nevertheless proves to be at odds with the point of view of anthropologists and the ulama, who tend to construct a stereotyped portrait and to erase the “accidental” from it. Nonetheless, if the man Ibn ‘Abbâs, in flesh and blood, will forever elude us, it may not be the case for the historical figure. Indeed, we can wonder if a number of akhbâr, which fall into the category of literary re-creation, actually reveal the reflexive approach of the historian, who builds an account and derives meaning from the facts. Contrary to traditionists who shun disclosing the existence of conflicts, or only do so in an allusive way, historiographers and their informants – often unidentified because they don’t belong to the circles of the riwâya – don’t conceal the historical stakes. This point is illustrated by a few examples taken from the ADA. |
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