Schatten über den Anfängen ? Wie viel sagen frühislamische Quellen über das aus, was wirklich war?

Translated title of the contribution: Shadows over the beginnings ?: How much do early Islamic sources tell us about 'what really happened'?

David Kiltz

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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 contributionShadows over the beginnings ?: How much do early Islamic sources tell us about 'what really happened'?
Original languageGerman
Title of host publicationIslamverherrlichung
Subtitle of host publicationWenn die Kritik zum Tabu wird
EditorsThorsten Gerald Schneiders
PublisherVS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH 2010
Pages19-26
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)978-3-531-16258-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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