Said the Prophet of God

Hadith Commentary across a Millennium

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church, Church & State, Middle East Religions, Islam, History, Ancient History
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Author: Joel Blecher ISBN: 9780520968677
Publisher: University of California Press Publication: November 10, 2017
Imprint: University of California Press Language: English
Author: Joel Blecher
ISBN: 9780520968677
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication: November 10, 2017
Imprint: University of California Press
Language: English

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 and locales: classical Andalusia, medieval Egypt, and modern India. Weaving together tales of public debates, high court rivalries, and colonial politics with analyses of ethnographic 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.

 

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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 and locales: classical Andalusia, medieval Egypt, and modern India. Weaving together tales of public debates, high court rivalries, and colonial politics with analyses of ethnographic 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.

 

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