Schoeler, Gregor <br/><br/>
The oral and the written in early Islam / 
Gregor Schoeler ; translated by Uwe Vagelpohl ; edited by James Montgomery 
 - New York, NY :  Routledge,  2006 
 - viii, 248 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Preface -- Glossary -- 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 òHad¯it: transmission, prohibition of writing, redaction -- 6. Who is the author of the Kit¯ab al-°ayn? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415394956 (hardback) 0415394953 (hardback) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islamic literature, Arabic--History and criticism