The oral and the written in early Islam /

Schoeler, Gregor.

The oral and the written in early Islam / Gregor Schoeler ; translated by Uwe Vagelpohl ; edited by James Montgomery. - New York, NY : Routledge, 2006. - p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Glossary -- Editor`s introduction -- 1. The transmission of the sciences in early Islam: oral or written? -- 2. The transmission of the sciences in early Islam revisited -- 3. Writing and publishing: on the use and function of writing in early Islam -- 4. Oral poetry, theory, and Arabic literature -- 5. Oral Torah and Ḥadīt: transmission, prohibition of writing, redaction -- 6. Who is the author of the Kitāb al-ʻayn? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

0415394953 (hardback)


Islamic literature, Arabic--History and criticism.

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