Islamic cultures, Islamic contexts : essays in honor of Professor Patricia Crone / edited by Behnam Sadeghi, Asad Q. Ahmed, Adam Silverstein, Robert Hoyland.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crone, Patricia, 1945-2015.

Sadeghi, Behnam, 1969-

Ahmed, Asad Q., 1977-

Silverstein, Adam J.

Hoyland, Robert G., 1966-

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; v. 114.

Islamic history and civilization : studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; volume 114

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manners and customs.

Intellectual life.

Civilization.

Islamic countries--Civilization.

Islamic countries.

Islamic Empire--Civilization.

Islamic Empire.

Islamic countries--Intellectual life.

Islamic Empire--Intellectual life.

Islamic countries--Social life and customs.

Islamic Empire--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

xxxvii, 631 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, [2015]

Summary:

"This volume brings together articles on various aspects of the intellectual and social histories of Islamicate societies and of the traditions and contexts that contributed to their formation and evolution. Written by leading scholars who span three generations and who cover such diverse fields as Late Antique Studies, Islamic Studies, Classics, and Jewish Studies, the volume is a testament to the breadth and to the sustained, deep impact of the corpus of the honoree, Professor Patricia Crone. Contributors are: David Abulafia, Asad Q. Ahmed, Karen Bauer, Michael Cooperson, Hannah Cotton, David M. Eisenberg, Khaled El-Rouayheb, Matthew S. Gordon, Gerald Hawting, Judith Herrin, Robert Hoyland, Bella Tendler Krieger, Margaret Larkin, Maria Mavroudi, Christopher Melchert, Pavel Pavlovitch, David Powers, Chase Robinson, Behnam Sadeghi, Adam Silverstein, Devin Stewart, Guy Stroumsa, D.G. Tor, Kevin van Bladel, David J. Wasserstein, Chris Wickam, Joseph Witztum, F.W. Zimmermann"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Variant Traditions, Relative Chronology, and the Study of Intra-Quranic Parallels / Joseph Witztum Witztum, Joseph 1

2 The Earliest Attestation of the Dhimma of God and His Messenger and the Rediscovery of P. Nessana 77 (60s AH/680 ce) / Robert Hoyland Hoyland, Robert, Hannah Cotton Cotton, Hannah 51

3 Jewish Christianity and Islamic Origins / Guy G. Stroumsa Stroumsa, Guy G. 72

4 A Note on the Relationship between Tafsir and Common Understanding with Reference to Contracts of Marriage / Karen Bauer Bauer, Karen 97

5 "Earnest Money" and the Sources of Islamic Law / Gerald Hawting Hawting, Gerald, David M. Eisenberg Eisenberg, David M. 112

6 "A Bequest May Not Exceed One-Third": An Isnad-cum-Matn Analysis and Beyond / Pavel Pavlovitch Pavlovitch, Pavel, David S. Powers Powers, David S. 133

7 Basra and Kufa as the Earliest Centers of Islamic Legal Controversy / Christopher Melchert Melchert, Christopher 173

8 God's Cleric: Al-Fudayl b. Iyad and the Transition from Caliphal to Prophetic Sunna / Deborah G. Tor Tor, Deborah G. 195

9 Ahmad ibn Tulun and the Politics of Deference / Matthew S. Gordon Gordon, Matthew S. 229

10 Eighth-Century Indian Astronomy in the Two Cities of Peace / Kevin van Bladel Bladel, Kevin van 257

11 Greek Language and Education under Early Islam / Maria Mavroudi Mavroudi, Maria 295

12 Kalam and the Greeks / Fritz W. Zimmermann Zimmermann, Fritz W. 343

13 "Arabs" and "Iranians": The Uses of Ethnicity in the Early Abbasid Period / Michael Cooperson Cooperson, Michael 364

14 The Poetics of Cultural Identity: Al-Mutanabbi among the Buyids / Margaret Larkin Larkin, Margaret 388

15 Must God Tell Us the Truth? A Problem in Ash'ari Theology / Khaled El-Rouayheb El-Rouayheb, Khaled 411

16 Administrators' Time: The Social Memory of the Early Medieval State, East and West / Chris Wickham Wickham, Chris 430

17 An Eleventh-Century Justification of the Authority of Twelver Shiite Jurists / Devin J. Stewart Stewart, Devin J. 468

18 A Family Story: Ambiguities of Jewish Identity in Medieval Islam / David J. Wasserstein Wasserstein, David J. 498

19 What Happened in al-Andalus: Minorities in al-Andalus and in Christian Spain / David Abulafia Abulafia, David 533

20 The Samaritan Version of the Esther Story / Adam Silverstein Silverstein, Adam 551

21 New Evidence for the Survival of Sexually Libertine Rites among some Nusayri-'Alawis of the Nineteenth Century / Bella Tendler Krieger Krieger, Bella Tendler 565

22 Crone and the End of Orientalism / Chase F. Robinson Robinson, Chase F. 597.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004252011

9004252010

OCLC:

889181189

Publisher Number:

40024467025