Hadith : Muhammad's legacy in the medieval and modern world - Brown, Jonathan (Jonathan A. C.) (Oxford : Oneworld, 2009)
The Prophet's words then and now: hadith and its terminology -- The transmission and collection of prophetic traditions -- The methods and history of Hadith criticism -- Prophetic traditions in Shiite Islam -- The function of prophetic traditions in Islamic law and legal theory -- The function of prophetic traditions in theology -- The function of prophetic traditions in Sufism -- The authenticity question: Western debates over the historical reliability of prophetic traditions -- Debates over prophetic traditions in the modern Muslim world -- Conclusion
"A Oneworld book"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-294) and index
Keywords: Hadith -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History; Hadith -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Hadith -- History; Islamic law -- History