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, 0929-2403 ; v. 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Origin.

Islam.

Islam--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 401 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Literary scholars and Arabists from Europe, Israel, and the US set out their various, divergent, and often mutually exclusive theories about how Islam began. The dozen studies, all but one written for the anthology, are arranged in sections according to their primary source and focus: history and Sirah , Sunnah and Hadith , Qur'an and Tafsir , and

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; A. HISTORY AND SĪRAH; B. SUNNAH AND HADĪTH; C. QUR'ĀN AND TAFSĪR; D. SHARĪ'AH AND FIQH; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

1-280-46681-2

9786610466818

1-4175-1044-7

90-474-0157-3

OCLC:

191039312