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Literary Genealogies from the Mosque-Library of Kairouan

Literary Genealogies from the Mosque-Library of Kairouan © Brill, Leiden, 1999 Islamic Law and Society 6,3 REVIEW ARTICLE LITERARY GENEALOGIES FROM THE MOSQUE-LIBRARY OF KAIROUAN * JONATHAN E. BROCKOPP (Bard College) It is now thirty years since Sezgin published volume one of Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums in which he described all known manu- scripts for early M¤lik´ law. Due largely to the work of Miklos Muranyi, that chapter has been outdated by new discoveries which hold the possibility of adding a considerable amount to our knowledge of early Islamic society and the scholarly world of North Africa. First, we now have witnesses to many more texts, allowing a more nuanced reconstruction of early legal thinking. Second, the age and quality of these manuscripts are unparalleled, thus helping to refine our theories about the development and transmission of Arabic literature. It is not unreasonable to suggest that analysis of these texts will have important consequences for the study of Islamic law, ‰ad´th , theology, historio- graphy and other fields. Typically for MuranyiÕs work, this book does not attempt to address such sweeping claims, though the author is well aware of the possible role the Kairouan manuscripts might play in further work on these subjects. Rather, MuranyiÕs http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Islamic Law and Society Brill

Literary Genealogies from the Mosque-Library of Kairouan

Islamic Law and Society , Volume 6 (3): 393 – Jan 1, 1999

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Brill
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© 1999 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0928-9380
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1568-5195
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© Brill, Leiden, 1999 Islamic Law and Society 6,3 REVIEW ARTICLE LITERARY GENEALOGIES FROM THE MOSQUE-LIBRARY OF KAIROUAN * JONATHAN E. BROCKOPP (Bard College) It is now thirty years since Sezgin published volume one of Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums in which he described all known manu- scripts for early M¤lik´ law. Due largely to the work of Miklos Muranyi, that chapter has been outdated by new discoveries which hold the possibility of adding a considerable amount to our knowledge of early Islamic society and the scholarly world of North Africa. First, we now have witnesses to many more texts, allowing a more nuanced reconstruction of early legal thinking. Second, the age and quality of these manuscripts are unparalleled, thus helping to refine our theories about the development and transmission of Arabic literature. It is not unreasonable to suggest that analysis of these texts will have important consequences for the study of Islamic law, ‰ad´th , theology, historio- graphy and other fields. Typically for MuranyiÕs work, this book does not attempt to address such sweeping claims, though the author is well aware of the possible role the Kairouan manuscripts might play in further work on these subjects. Rather, MuranyiÕs

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