Jonathan A.C. Brown is Professor and Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He is the author of Slavery & Islam, Misquoting Muhammad and Hadith: Muhammad’s Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World, all of which are published by Oneworld. He lives in Virginia.

• Preface to the Revised EditionPrefaceAcknowledgmentsConventions, Abbreviations, and Transliteration 1  The Prophet’s Words Then and Now: Hadith and Its Terminology2  The Transmission and Collection of Prophetic Traditions3  The Methods and History of Hadith Criticism4  Prophetic Traditions in Shiite Islam5  The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Islamic Law and Legal Theory6  The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Theology7  The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Sufism8  The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Politics9  The Authenticity Question: Western Debates over the Historical Reliability of Prophetic Traditions10  Debates over Prophetic Traditions in the Modern Muslim World11  Conclusion GlossaryBibliographyIndex

‘Both erudite and highly readable… Jonathan Brown’s remarkably learned, engaging, and wide-ranging book will certainly find favor with students of all levels, but it is also accessible to educated lay readers and offers a fruitful read for specialists.’

Jonathan A.C. Brown is Professor and Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He is the author of Slavery & Islam, Misquoting Muhammad and Hadith: Muhammad’s Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World, all of which are published by Oneworld. He lives in Virginia.

• Preface to the Revised EditionPrefaceAcknowledgmentsConventions, Abbreviations, and Transliteration 1  The Prophet’s Words Then and Now: Hadith and Its Terminology2  The Transmission and Collection of Prophetic Traditions3  The Methods and History of Hadith Criticism4  Prophetic Traditions in Shiite Islam5  The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Islamic Law and Legal Theory6  The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Theology7  The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Sufism8  The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Politics9  The Authenticity Question: Western Debates over the Historical Reliability of Prophetic Traditions10  Debates over Prophetic Traditions in the Modern Muslim World11  Conclusion GlossaryBibliographyIndex

‘Both erudite and highly readable… Jonathan Brown’s remarkably learned, engaging, and wide-ranging book will certainly find favor with students of all levels, but it is also accessible to educated lay readers and offers a fruitful read for specialists.’

Jonathan A.C. Brown is Professor and Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He is the author of Slavery & Islam, Misquoting Muhammad and Hadith: Muhammad’s Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World, all of which are published by Oneworld. He lives in Virginia.

• Preface to the Revised EditionPrefaceAcknowledgmentsConventions, Abbreviations, and Transliteration 1  The Prophet’s Words Then and Now: Hadith and Its Terminology2  The Transmission and Collection of Prophetic Traditions3  The Methods and History of Hadith Criticism4  Prophetic Traditions in Shiite Islam5  The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Islamic Law and Legal Theory6  The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Theology7  The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Sufism8  The Function of Prophetic Traditions in Politics9  The Authenticity Question: Western Debates over the Historical Reliability of Prophetic Traditions10  Debates over Prophetic Traditions in the Modern Muslim World11  Conclusion GlossaryBibliographyIndex

‘Both erudite and highly readable… Jonathan Brown’s remarkably learned, engaging, and wide-ranging book will certainly find favor with students of all levels, but it is also accessible to educated lay readers and offers a fruitful read for specialists.’