Education and Learning in the Early Islamic World

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Contents: Introduction Bibliography Part I Pedagogical Tradition: The etiquette of learning in the early Islamic study circle, Christopher Melchert Muslim education, Ignaz Goldziher Some aspects of the education of princes at the Abbasid court, Albert Dietrich The age structure of medieval Islamic education, Richard W. Bulliet Advice for teachers: the 9th century Muslim scholars Ibn Sahnun and al-Jahiz on pedagogy and didactics, Sebastian GA nther. Part II Scholarship and Attestation: The Islamic preacher wa'iz, mudhakkir, qass, Johannes Pedersen The scholarly formation of al-Tabari, Claude Gilliot The human element between text and reader: the ijaza in Arabic manuscripts, Jan Just Witkam. Part III Orality and Literacy: The oral transmission of knowledge in traditional Islam, Georges Vajda The office of the Mustamli in Arabic scholarship, Max Weisweiler. Part IV Authorship and Transmission: The use of writing for the preservation of ancient Arabic poetry, F. Krenkow Authorship and transmission in unauthored literature: the Akhbar attributed to al-Haytham ibn Adi, Stefan Leder On the legacy of the classics in the Islamic world, Richard Walzer. On the transmission of Bukhari's collection of traditions, Johann FA ck The introduction of Hadith in al-Andalus, Isabel Fierro The transmission of knowledge in al-Andalus (up to 300/912), Manuela MarA-n. Part V Libraries: Libraries and bibliophiles in the Islamic East, Adolph Grohmann Arabic books and libraries in the Umaiyad period, Ruth Stellhorn Mackensen The library of al-Hakam II al-Mustansir and the culture of Islamic Spain, David Wasserstein Index.