
Gregor Schoeler ; translated by Uwe Vagelpohl ; edited by James Montgomery
Author
Gregor Schoeler ; translated by Uwe Vagelpohl ; edited by James MontgomeryPublisher
RoutledgeEdition 1

Edition 2
Title and Author
The oral and the written in early Islam / Gregor Schoeler ; translated by Uwe Vagelpohl ; edited by James MontgomeryPublication Details
نیویورک : Routledge، 2006مPhysical Description
viii, 248 p.; 23 cm.Subject
Islamic literature, Arabic History and criticismLanguage
انگلیسیNotes
Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents
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 Hadit: transmission, prohibition of writing, redaction -- 6. Who is the author of the Kitab al-ayn? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index