The oral and the written in early Islam / by Gregor Schoeler ; translated by Uwe Vagelpohl ; edited by James Montgomery.
. – New York : Routledge, 2006, Rep. 2017
viii, 248 p. ; 24 cm.
. – ( Routledge studies in Middle Eastern literatures)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-241) and index.
Preface -- 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 Ḥadīt : transmission, prohibition of writing, redaction -- 6. Who is the author of the Kitāb al-ʻayn? -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
ISBN9781138744165 (pbk) : Rs. 895.00
1. Islamic literature, Arabic – History and criticism.
I. Montgomery, James E., Editor I. Vagelpohl, Uwe., Editor