Said the Prophet of God : Hadith Commentary across a Millennium / Joel Blecher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blecher, Joel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hadith--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

Hadith.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Although scholars have long studied how Muslims authenticated and transmitted Muhammad's sayings and practices (hadith), the story of how they interpreted and reinterpreted the meanings of hadith over the past millennium has yet to be told. Joel Blecher takes up this charge, illuminating the rich social and intellectual history of hadith commentary at three critical moments and locales: classical Andalusia, medieval Egypt, and modern India. Weaving together tales of public debates, high court rivalries, and colonial politics with analyses of ethnographic field notes and fine-grained arguments adorning the margins of manuscripts, Said the Prophet of God offers new avenues for the study of religion, history, anthropology, and law.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Note on Transliteration and Conventions

Introduction

I. Andalusia in the Last Days of the Umayyads

II. Egypt and Syria under the Mamluks

III. Early Modern India and Beyond

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Notes

Works Cited

Index of Names and Titles

Index of Subjects and Terms

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780520968677

0520968670

OCLC:

992437734