Method and theory in the study of Islamic origins / edited by Herbert Berg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berg, Herbert.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; v. 49.

Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts ; v. 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Origin.

Islam.

Islam--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

x, 401 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Contents:

A. History and Sirah

Res Ipsa Loquitur: History and Mimesis / John Wansbrough 3

Foundations for a New Biography of Muhammad: The Production and Evaluation of the Corpus of Traditions according to Urwah b. al-Zubayr / Gregor Schoeler 21

King Ibn Ubayy and the Qussas / Michael Lecker 29

Prophets and Caliphs: The Biblical Foundations of the Umayyad Authority / Uri Rubin 73

Reconstructing Early Islam: Truth and Consequences / Chase F. Robinson 101

B. Sunnah and Hadith

Quran and Sunnah: A Case of Cultural Disjunction / John Burton 137

Conflicting Images of Lawgivers: The Caliph and the Prophet: Sunnat Umar and Sunnat Muhammad / Avraham Hakim 159

Eschatology, History, and the Common Link: A Study in Methodology / Andreas Gorke 179

C. Quran and Tafsir

The Question of the Authenticity of Muslim Traditions Reconsidered: A Review Article / Harald Motzki 211

Competing Paradigms in Islamic Origins: Quran 15:89-91 and the Value of Isnads / Herbert Berg 259

D. Shariah and Fiqh

The Early History of Islamic Law / Christopher Melchert 293

A Unique Manuscript from Kairouan in the British Library: The Sama-Work of Ibn al-Qasim al-Utaqi and Issues of Methodology / Miklos Muranyi 325.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-396) and index.

ISBN:

9004126023

OCLC:

52886697