The oral and the written in early Islam /
Schoeler, Gregor.
Montgomery, James E.(James Edward),1962-
Vagelpohl, Uwe.
London ; New York : Routledge,
2006.
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.
Islamic literature, Arabic