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The anonymity of a commentator : Zakariyyā al-Anṣārī and the rhetoric of Muslim commentaries
Title
The anonymity of a commentator : Zakariyyā al-Anṣārī and the rhetoric of Muslim commentaries / Matthew B. Ingalls.
ISBN
9781438485195
1438485190
9781438485201
Publication
Albany : State University of New York Press, [2021]
Physical Description
xvi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary
"A close study of one of the most prolific commentary writers in Islamic history"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 28, 2021
Series
SUNY series in Islam
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
1. Muslim Commentarial Practices
2. The Life of Zakariyyā al-Anṣārī
3. The Iḥkām and the Rhetoric of the Sufi Commentary
4. Fanning the Fire of Legal Change with the Mukhtaṣar-Sharḥ Bellows
5. The Legacy of al-Anṣārī
Conclusion: Commentary, Canonization, and Creativity: A New Case for the "Era of Commentaries and Supercommentaries"
Bibliography
Index.
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