Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World

Jonathan A.C. Brown

Paperback, Revised Edition

9781786073075

Contents

1 The Prophet's Words Then and Now: Hadith and Its Terminology

2 The Transmission and Collection of Prophetic Traditions

3 The Methods and History of Hadith Criticism

4 Prophetic Traditions in Shiite Islam

5 The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Islamic Law and Legal Theory

6 The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Theology

7 The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Sufism

8 The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Politics

9 The Authenticity Question: Western Debates over the Historical Reliability of Prophetic Traditions

10 Debates over Prophetic Traditions in the Modern Muslim World

11 Conclusion