Said the Prophet of God

Hadith Commentary across a Millennium

AvJoel Blecher

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

Although scholars have long studied how Muslims authenticated and transmitted Muhammad's sayings and practices (hadith), the story of how they interpreted and reinterpreted the meanings of hadith over the past millennium has yet to be told. Joel Blecher takes up this charge, illuminating the rich social and intellectual history of hadith commentary at three critical moments: classical Andalusia, medieval Egypt, and modern India. Weaving together tales of public debates, high court rivalries, and colonial politics with analyses of contemporary field notes and fine-grained arguments adorning the margins of manuscripts, Said the Prophet of God offers new avenues for the study of religion, history, anthropology, and law.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-11-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:363 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:University of California Press
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520295940

Utforska kategorier

Islam inom Filosofi och religion
Forntidens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Joel Blecher is Assistant Professor of History at George Washington University. His work has appeared in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies,Oriens, and several edited volumes.

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"In his marvelous new book, Said the Prophet of God: Hadith Commentary Across a Millennium, Joel Blecher, engages with tremendous lucidity and brilliance the topic of Hadith commentaries in Muslim intellectual and social history across time and space. Traversing the pre-modern and modern periods in sites ranging from the Middle East to South Asia, this book presents in remarkable detail and with considerable nuance the intellectual, social, and material stakes of the discipline and performance of the Hadith commentarial tradition."

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsNote on Transliteration and ConventionsIntroductionI. ANDALUSIA IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE UMAYYADS1. The Perils of Public Commentary2. The Inner World of the Interpretive TraditionII. EGYPT AND SYRIA UNDER THE MAMLUKS3. For Sultans, Students, and Scholars4. Rivalry and Revision in the Manuscript Age5. Oratory in the Shade of the Sultan’s Garden6. Gatekeepers of the Law7. Mysteries of the Thresholds8. The Art of ConcisionIII. EARLY MODERN INDIA AND BEYOND9. Trustees across the Ocean: Gujarat to Deoband to Bhopal10. Lost in Translation: Arabic to Urdu to EnglishEpilogue: Islamism, ISIS, and the Politics of InterpretationAcknowledgmentsNotesWorks CitedIndex of Names and TitlesIndex of Subjects and Terms