TY - BOOK AU - Montgomery, James E. AU - Vagelpohl, Uwe. TI - The oral and the written in early Islam SN - 9781138744165 (pbk) U1 - 892.70938 PY - 2006///, Rep. 2017 CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Islamic literature, Arabic KW - History and criticism N1 - 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 ER -