Powers Zayd

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-8122-0995-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten

Reihe: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion

In Zayd, David S. Powers restores Muhammad's adopted son to his place at the center of the Islamic foundation narrative, arguing that Zayd is modeled on earlier biblical figures to address ideas about legitimate succession and the theological doctrine of the finality of prophecy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Powers, David S.

Über Autor(innen)

David S. Powers is Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Cornell University and author of Muhammad Is Not the Father of Any of Your Men: The Making of the Last Prophet, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.