Clifford Edmund Bosworth
Encyclopedia
Clifford Edmund Bosworth FBA (born 29 December 1928, Sheffield
, United Kingdom) is an English historian and orientalist
, specializing in Arabic studies. He received his B.A.
degree from Oxford University and M.A.
and Ph.D.
degrees from Edinburgh University. He held permanent posts at St. Andrews University, Manchester University, and the Center for the Humanities at Princeton University
. He is the author of 100s articles in academic journals and composite volumes. His other contributions include nearly 200 articles in the Encyclopaedia of Islam
and some 100 articles in the Encyclopædia Iranica
, as well as articles for Encyclopædia Britannica
and Encyclopedia Americana
.
He's currently a visiting professor at the University of Exeter
, where he has held the post since 2004.
His book The Islamic dynasties has been translated to Arabic and Persian.
He is the chief editor of the Encyclopaedia of Islam
and a consulting editor of Encyclopaedia Iranica.
, new ed.; some 100 articles in the Encyclopaedia Iranica; articles in the Encyclopaedia Americana, the Dictionary of the Middle Ages; article "Caliphate, empire of the" in Enyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia; chapters in The Cambridge history of Iran, vols. III, IV, V, in The Cambridge history of Arabic literature, vols. I, III, and in UNESCO history of civilizations of Central Asia, vols. IV, V; etc.
Sheffield
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, United Kingdom) is an English historian and orientalist
Orientalism
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, specializing in Arabic studies. He received his B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from Oxford University and M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
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and Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
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degrees from Edinburgh University. He held permanent posts at St. Andrews University, Manchester University, and the Center for the Humanities at Princeton University
Princeton University
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. He is the author of 100s articles in academic journals and composite volumes. His other contributions include nearly 200 articles in the Encyclopaedia of Islam
Encyclopaedia of Islam
The Encyclopaedia of Islam is an encyclopaedia of the academic discipline of Islamic studies. It embraces articles on distinguished Muslims of every age and land, on tribes and dynasties, on the crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography, flora and...
and some 100 articles in the Encyclopædia Iranica
Encyclopædia Iranica
Encyclopædia Iranica is a project whose goal is to create a comprehensive and authoritative English language encyclopedia about the history, culture, and civilization of Iranian peoples from prehistory to modern times...
, as well as articles for Encyclopædia Britannica
Encyclopædia Britannica
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and Encyclopedia Americana
Encyclopedia Americana
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.
He's currently a visiting professor at the University of Exeter
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
, where he has held the post since 2004.
His book The Islamic dynasties has been translated to Arabic and Persian.
He is the chief editor of the Encyclopaedia of Islam
Encyclopaedia of Islam
The Encyclopaedia of Islam is an encyclopaedia of the academic discipline of Islamic studies. It embraces articles on distinguished Muslims of every age and land, on tribes and dynasties, on the crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography, flora and...
and a consulting editor of Encyclopaedia Iranica.
Sample Books
- The Ghaznavids, their empire in Afghanistan and Eastern Iran 994-1040, Edinburgh University Press 1963, 2nd ed. Beirut 1973, repr. New Delhi 1992 (Persian tr.).
- The Islamic dynasties, a chronological and genealogical handbook, Edinburgh University Press 1967, revised ed. 1980 (Russian, Persian, Turkish, Arabic and French trs.).
- Sistan under the Arabs, from the Islamic conquest to the rise of the Saffarids (30-250/651-864), IsMEO, Rome 1968 (Persian tr.).
- The Book of curious and entertaining information, The Lata'if al-ma'arif of Tha'alibi translated into English, Edinburgh University Press 1968.
- (Editor) Iran and Islam, in memory of the late Vladimir Minorsky, Edinburgh University Press 1971.
- (Editor, with J. Schacht) The legacy of Islam, new edition, Clarendon Press, Oxford 1974 (Arabic tr. Kuwait, 1998).
- The mediaeval Islamic underworld, the Banu Sasan in Arabic society and literature, 2 vols., Brill, Leiden 1976.
- The medieval history of Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia, Variorum, Collected Studies Series, London 1977.
- The later Ghaznavids, splendour and decay: the dynasty in Afghanistan and northern India 1040-1186, Edinburgh University Press 1977, repr. New Delhi 1992 (Persian tr.)
- Al-Maqrizi's "Book of contention and strife concerning the relations between the Banu Umayya and the Banu Hashim" translated into English, Journal of Semitic Studies Monographs, 3, Manchester 1981.
- Medieval Arabic culture and administration, Variorum, Collected Studies Series, London 1982.
- (Editor, with Carole Hillenbrand) Qajar Iran, political, social and cultural change 1800-1925 [= Festschrift for L.P. Elwell-Sutton], Edinburgh University Press 1984.
- The History of al-T5abari2. Vol. XXXII. The reunification of the ;Abbassid caliphate. The caliphate of al-Ma'mun A.D. 812-833/A.H. 198-213, translated and annotated by C.E. Bosworth, SUNY Press, Albany 1987.
- The History of al-Tabari. Vol. XXX. The ;Abbassid caliphate in equilibrium. The caliphates of Musa al-Ha2di and Harun al-Rashid A.D. 785-809/A.H. 169-193, translated and annotated by C.E.Bosworth, SUNY Press, Albany 1989.
- Baha' al-Din al-;Amili and his literary anthologies, Journal of Semitic Studies Monographs 10, Manchester 1989.
- The History of al-Tabari. Vol. XXXIII. Storm and stress along the northern frontiers of the ;Abbassid caliphate. The caliphate of al-Mu;tas5im A.D. 833-842/A.H. 218-227, translated and annotated by C.E. Bosworth, SUNY Press, Albany 1991.(Editor, with M.E.J. Richardson) Richard Bell, A commentary on the Qur'an, University of Manchester (Journal of Semitic Studies) 1991, 2 vols.
- The History of the Saffarids of Sistan and the Maliks of Nimruz (247/861 to 949/1452-3), Columbia Lectures on Iranian Studies no. 7, Costa Mesa, Calif. and New York 1994.
- The Arabs, Byzantium and Iran. Studies in early Islamic history and culture, Variorum, Collected Studies Series, Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot 1996.
- The New Islamic dynasties. A chronological and genealogical manual, Edinburgh University Press 1996.
- (Editor, with Muhammad Asim, and contributor) The UNESCO history of civilizations of Central Asia, Vol. IV, The age of achievement. A.D. 750 to the end of the fifteenth century, Part 1, The historical, social and economic setting, Paris 1998, Part 2, The literary, cultural, artistic and scientific achievements, Paris 2000.
- The History of al-Tabari. Vol. V. The Sasanids, the Byzantines, the Lakhmids and Yemen, translated and annotated by C.E. Bosworth, SUNY Press, Albany 1999.(Editor, and contributor of four chapters)
- A century of British orientalists 1902-2001 [= Centennial Volume of the Oriental and African Studies Section of the British Academy], Oxford University Press for the British Academy 2001.
- Abu 'l-Fadl BayhaqiBayhaqiBayhaqi may refer to*Ahmad Bayhaqi, a Persian Islamic scholar*Abolfazl Beyhaqi, a Persian historian...
's Tarkh-i Mas'udi translated into English with a historical, geographical and linguistic commentary, to appear in the Persian Heritage Series, Columbia University, 3 volumes, New York, 2006; An intrepid Scot: William Lithgow of Lanark's travels in the Ottoman Empire and Mediterranean lands 1609-211, Aldershot 2006.
Articles
Some 100 articles in learned journals, composite volumes, etc.; some 200 articles in the Encyclopaedia of IslamEncyclopaedia of Islam
The Encyclopaedia of Islam is an encyclopaedia of the academic discipline of Islamic studies. It embraces articles on distinguished Muslims of every age and land, on tribes and dynasties, on the crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography, flora and...
, new ed.; some 100 articles in the Encyclopaedia Iranica; articles in the Encyclopaedia Americana, the Dictionary of the Middle Ages; article "Caliphate, empire of the" in Enyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia; chapters in The Cambridge history of Iran, vols. III, IV, V, in The Cambridge history of Arabic literature, vols. I, III, and in UNESCO history of civilizations of Central Asia, vols. IV, V; etc.
Awards
- UNESCO Avicenna Silver Medal, 1998
- Dr Mahmud Afshar Foundation Prize for contributions to Iranian Studies, 2001
- Prize by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, TehranTehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, for contributions to Iranian historical studies, 2003 - Triennial Award, 2003