Muhammad is not the father of any of your men
Subtitle: the making of the last prophet
By: David Stephan Powers.
Series: Divinations : rereading late ancient religion
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780812241785
Subjects: Muḥammad, -- Prophet, -- d. 632 -- Prophetic office.; Adoption -- Religious aspects -- Islam.; Inheritance and succession (Islamic law)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. Fathers and sons; title: The foundation narratives of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; title: Adoption in the Near East: from antiquity to the rise of Islam; title: The abolition of adoption in early Islam; title: Pt. II. From sacred legend to sacred history; title: The repudiation of the beloved of the messenger of God; title: The battle of Mu'ta; title: The martyrdom of the beloved of the messenger of God; title: Pretexts and intertexts; title: Pt. III. Text and interpretation; title: Paleography and codicology: bibliothåque nationale de france 328a; title: Kalala in early Islamic tradition; title: Conclusion.