Zayd

David S. Powers

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2014

Zayd

David S. Powers

In the series Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812209952

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

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

Reviews

"A fascinating and carefully argued study that raises a number of momentous questions about early Islamic tradition."—Critical Studies on Religion

"Zayd is philologically rigorous and exhibits a sophisticated understanding of the complicated intertwinings of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim literary works."—John C. Reeves, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

"The discovery of linkages between biblical texts and Islamic sources stands at the frontier of the study of early Islam today, and Powers contributes a remarkably interesting biography of Zayd in this direction."—Tayeb El-Hibri, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. Zayd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
Chapter 2. Zaynab Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
Chapter 3. Mu'tah Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
Chapter 4. Usāma Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 192
Keywords: Religion; Biography; Religious Studies; Biography; Autobiography

eBook

Published: May 8, 2014
ISBN: 9780812209952