The Rebel and the Imam in Early Islam (Paperback)

1. Modeling Islamic historical writing; 2. The rise and fall of Mukhtar b. Abi 'Ubayd (d. 67/687); 3. The life of Musa b. Ja'far al-Ka?im (d. 183/799); 4. The last years of Ya?ya b. 'Abd Allah (d. 187/803); 5. Reconsideration; Appendix. The narrative elements of Mukhtar's revolt.