The Wiley Blackwell concise companion to the Hadith / edited by Daniel W. Brown.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, Daniel W., 1963- editor.

Series:

Wiley-Blackwell companions to religion.

The Wiley Blackwell companions to religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hadith--Study and teaching.

Hadith.

Sunna.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (437 pages).

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley Blackwell, [2020]

Summary:

The most comprehensive and up-to-date English-language guide on hadith scholarship The source of much of our knowledge of the first two centuries of Islamic history, the hadith literature is made up of thousands of traditions collected during the formative years of Islam. Alongside the Qur'an, the hadith forms a second major body of Islamic scripture, and much of Islamic belief and practice rests on the hadith including Islamic law, Islamic theology, Qur'anic interpretation, political thought, and personal behavior. Yet despite its importance to Muslims worldwide and its indispensable role as a source for early Islamic history, the hadith remains unexplored territory for many non-specialist readers. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Hadith is a concise yet comprehensive overview of both Islamic and Western traditions of hadith study, offering up-to-date scholarship and providing readers with an essential guide to this distinctive aspect of Islam. Written by a multidisciplinary team of distinguished scholars, the Companion discusses questions of authenticity, epistemology and authority in the hadith and explores the relationship of the hadith literature to other ways of transmitting knowledge and establishing authority. * Covers the origins of hadith, the application of hadith within the Islamic intellectual tradition, and contemporary revaluations of hadith literature * Addresses developments in modern scholarship about the origins of Islam and Islamic law which are rooted in a revaluation of hadith * Presents new and groundbreaking research from international scholars from divergent perspectives to present an accurate and lively overview of the field * Explores the emergence of skepticism about hadith among western scholars * Surveys the evolution of a wide range of approaches to hadith among modern Muslims Filling a significant gap in current literature in the field, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Hadith is a valuable resource for students, scholars, and researchers in Islamic studies, Islamic law, history, and theology.

Contents:

List of figures

Notes on contributors

Introduction

Part I. overview: 1. The classical tradition / Ghassan Abdul-Jabbar

2. Western Hadith Studies / Daniel W. Brown

Part II. Beginnings: 3. Revelation / William A. Graham

4. Muhammad / Andreas Görke

5. Recording / Gregor Schoeler

6. Dating / Pavel Pavlovitch

Part III. Growth: 7. Collections / Ghassan Abdul-Jabbar

8. Commentaries / Mustafa Macit Karagözoğlu

9. Genres / Roberto Tottoli

Part IV. Impact: 10. Law / Christopher Melchert

11. Exegesis / Herbert Berg

12. Theology / Hüseyin Hansu

13. Sufism / Aiyub Palmer

14. Shi'ism / Ahmad Pakatchi

Part V. Modernity: 15. Reform / Jawad Anwar Qureshi

16. Reappraisal / Daniel W. Brown

17. Gender / Adis Duderija

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781118638507

1118638506

9781118638484

1118638484

9781118638460

1118638468

9781118638477

1118638476

OCLC:

1100425014