1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780321403321

Titolo

Method and theory in the study of Islamic origins / / edited by Herbert Berg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2003

ISBN

1-280-46681-2

9786610466818

1-4175-1044-7

90-474-0157-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 401 pages)

Collana

Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts, , 0929-2403 ; ; v. 49

Altri autori (Persone)

BergHerbert

Disciplina

297/.07/22

Soggetti

Islam - Origin

Islam - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-396) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; A. HISTORY AND SĪRAH; B. SUNNAH AND HADĪTH; C. QUR'ĀN AND TAFSĪR; D. SHARĪ'AH AND FIQH; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Literary scholars and Arabists from Europe, Israel, and the US set out their various, divergent, and often mutually exclusive theories about how Islam began. The dozen studies, all but one written for the anthology, are arranged in sections according to their primary source and focus: history and Sirah , Sunnah and Hadith , Qur'an and Tafsir , and



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791413203321

Titolo

Bridging the constitutional divide [[electronic resource] ] : inside the White House Office of Legislative Affairs / / edited and with an introduction by Russell L. Riley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-60344-327-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Collana

Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes series on the presidency and leadership

Altri autori (Persone)

RileyRussell L <1958-> (Russell Lynn)

Disciplina

352.2

Soggetti

Executive-legislative relations - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

List of participants: White House Congressional Affairs Symposium, September 12-13, 2003 -- Preface -- Bridging the constitutional divide: an introduction -- The job description: the scope of the Congressional liaison's responsibilities -- The partisan dimension: working with your party-and the other -- Bicameralism: working with the House and the Senate -- Working with and for the president: the president's style, political circumstances, and priorities.