sira (English spelling)

Japanese: sīra(英語表記)sira
sira (English spelling)


[The Birth of the Historical Narrative Akhbar]
In pre-Islamic Arab tradition, there were ayyam, a tribal battle tales, and anṣāb, tribal genealogies. In Medina, the ayyam developed into the maghāzī, a record of Muhammad's battles, which was then developed by Ibn Ishaq into the sīra, a biography of the Prophet. In addition to the ayyam and ansāb of each tribe, the tribesmen of the military towns passed down the feats of their ancestors in great conquests, by clan and family.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "sīra" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[歴史叙述アフバールの誕生]
 前イスラム時代のアラブの伝承には,部族同士の戦いの伝承アイヤームayyāmと部族の系譜アンサーブanṣābとがあった。メディナにおいてアイヤームはムハンマドの戦いの記録マガージーmaghāzīへと発展し,それはイブン・イスハークによって預言者の伝記シーラsīraへと発展させられた。軍営都市の部族民はそれぞれの部族のアイヤームとアンサーブのほかに,大征服における祖先の功績を氏族・家族ごとに語り伝えていた。…

※「sīra」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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