by Harald Motzki with Nicolet Boekhoff-van der Voort and Sean W. Anthony.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Boston :
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Brill,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xv, 502 pages) :
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illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Islamic history and civilization ;
Volume Designation
v. 78
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-477) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preface; Chapter One. The Jurisprudence of Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri. A Source-Critical Study (Harald Motzki); Chapter Two. Whither H?adith Studies? (Harald Motzki); Chapter Three. The Prophet and the Debtors. A H?adith Analysis under Scrutiny (Harald Motzki); Chapter Four. Al-Radd?Ala l-Radd: Concerning the Method of H?adith Analysis (Harald Motzki); Chapter Five. The Origins of Muslim Exegesis. A Debate (Harald Motzki); Chapter Six. The Raid of the Hudhayl: Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri 's Version of the Event (Nicolet Boekhoff-van der Voort).
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Since its inception, the study of a, adAth conducted by scholars trained in the Western academic tradition has been marked by sharp methodological debates. A focal issue is the origin and development of traditions on the advent of Islam. Scholars' verdicts on these traditions have ranged from a oelate fabrications without any historical value for the time concerning which the narrations purport to give informationa to a oeearly, accurately transmitted texts that allow one to reconstruct Islamic originsa . Starting from previous contributions to the debate, the studies collected in this volume.