Abstract
This chapter gives a brief survey of the sources available to the historian of the beginnings of Islam, as well as a critical overview over the most current approaches to these sources.
Translated title of the contribution | Shadows over the beginnings ?: How much do early Islamic sources tell us about 'what really happened'? |
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Original language | German |
Title of host publication | Islamverherrlichung |
Subtitle of host publication | Wenn die Kritik zum Tabu wird |
Editors | Thorsten Gerald Schneiders |
Publisher | VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH 2010 |
Pages | 19-26 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-531-16258-4 |
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Publication status | Published - 2010 |