The Silent Qur'an and the Speaking Qur'an: Scriptural Sources of Islam Between History and Fervor

by Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi

Two major events occurred in the early centuries of Islam that determined its historical and spiritual development in the centuries that followed: the formation of the sacred scriptures, namely the Qur'an and the Hadith, and the chronic violence that surrounded the succession of the Prophet, manifesting in repression, revolution, massacre, and civil war.

This is the first book to evaluate the writing of Islam's major scriptural sources within...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231173784
• ISBN13: 9780231173780
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher