Die Macht der Darstellung: Gender, sozialer Status, historiographische Re-Prasentation: Zwei Frauenbiographien aus der fruhen Abbasidenzeit

English summary: Ulayya bint al-Mahdi (160-210/777-825), the younger sister of the Caliph Harun ar-Rashid and Arib (181-277/797-890), a first enslaved, later manumitted woman are exceptional representatives of the musical and poetic arts at the court of the early Abbasids. Their biographical entries in the Kitab al-Agani by Abu l-Farag al-Isfahani - one of the most important tenth century sources for cultural history - are a substantial foundation for the study at hand. Based upon approaches …