1st Edition
Studies in the Origins of Early Islamic Culture and Tradition
By Michael Cook
Copyright 2004
384 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
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In contrast to the gradual formation of the high cultures of most of the world, the process by which Islamic civilisation emerged and took on its classical form between the 7th and 9th centuries was unusually sudden. The studies collected here are concerned with aspects of this remarkable development. Their topics are varied, including the emergence of dialectical theology, the origins of accounts... Read more
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.
Biography
Michael Cook is Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University, USA.
