Studies in the Origins of Early Islamic Culture and Tradition

Informationen zum Autor Michael Cook is Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies! Princeton University! USA. Zusammenfassung The studies in this book are concerned with aspects of the remarkable development of this religion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Preface; The origins of kalam; Pharaonic history in medieval Egypt; Magian cheese: an archaic problem in Islamic law; Early Islamic dietary law; 'Anan and Islam: the origins of Karaite scripturalism; Weber and Islamic sects; The Heraclian dynasty in Muslim eschatology; Eschatology and the dating of traditions; An early Islamic apocalyptic chronicle; The opponents of the writing of tradition in early Islam; Ibn Qutayba and the monkeys; A Koranic codex inherited by Malik from his grandfather; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Cook, Cook Michael
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.03.2004
• EAN: 9780860789161
• ISBN: 978-0-86078-916-1
• No. of pages: 380
• Series: Variorum Collected Studies; Variorum Collected Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, Religion & beliefs, Religion and beliefs, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities