TY - BOOK AU - Schoeler,Gregor AU - Montgomery,James E. AU - Vagelpohl,Uwe TI - The oral and the written in early Islam SN - 9780415394956 (hbk.) U1 - 892.70938297 22 PY - 2006/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Islamic literature, Arabic KW - History and criticism N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip062/2005030135.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2005030135-d.html ER -