Title: Narrative social structure : anatomy of the Hadith transmission network, 610-1505 /
Authors: Şentürk, Recep, 1964-
Publisher: Stanford University Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Hadith Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Hadith Authorities; Discourse analysis.
Contents: Social and literary structure of Isnad : whose narrative? -- The ceaseless synergy between literary and social structures -- Reconstructing the Hadith transmission network : narratives into networks -- From synchronic to diachronic methods : temporal constraints on action -- Social and literary dynamics of authority formation : the macro-level LRS effect -- Narrative and sociology of intellectuals : from Ibn Khaldun to Collins -- On the shoulders of giants : chain of memory and the micro-level LRS effect -- Conclusion : speech and action conjoined on the diachronic axis.