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.