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Hadith : Muhammad's legacy in the medieval and modern world / Jonathan A.C. Brown
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TextSeries: Foundations of IslamPublication details: Oxford : Oneworld, 2009Description: xi, 308 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9781851686636 (pbk.)
- 1851686630 (pbk.)
- 9781851686964 (hardback)
- 1851686967 (hardback)
- 297.124 22
- BP136 .B76 2009
- BP136 .B76 2009
Contents:
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
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"A Oneworld book"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-294) and index
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
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