(Brill, 2022) Department of History; Department of History; Gubara, Dahlia Eltayeb Mohammed; Wick, Alexis Norman; Faculty Member; Faculty Member; Department of History; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 326936; 294015
Like ancient philosophy in Pierre Hadot's conception, the polysemic notion of adab in the Arabic-Islamic tradition was a way of life, and not merely a scholarly discipline or cultural field. This essay explores this proposition in reference to the life and work of the Palestinian historian.arif al-Khalidi, where adab has been a central locus of reflection. Although steeped in present-day historical, literary, and philosophical discussions, we argue that al-Khalidi's approach has an uncanny resemblance to classical conceptions of adab and thereby invites a re-examination of current scholarly practices, presaging an ethical turn in the study of history.
