Studies on the First Century of Islamic Society

This is the fifth volume in the series of Papers on Islamic History, prepared in connection with colloquia sponsored jointly by the Near Eastern History Group at Oxford and the Middle East Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The first four volumes dealt respectively with The Islamic City, Islam and the Trade of Asia, Islamic Civilization 950–1150,and Studies in Eighteenth Century Islamic History. The fifth colloquium, which produced Studies on the First Century of Islamic Society, was held in Oxford in 1975.
Essays in this volume include an “Introduction” by the editor, G. H. A. Juynboll; “Syriac Views of Emergent Islam” by S. P. Brock; “The Origins of the Muslim Sanctuary at Mecca” by G. R. Hawting; “The Arab Conquests and the Formation of Islamic Society” by I. M. Lapidus; and “The Conquerors and the Conquered: Iran” by M. G. Moronv.
Other essays include “On ‘Concessions’ and Conduct: A Study in Early Hadith” by M. J. Kister; “Early Development of Kalam” by J. van Ess; “The Early Development of the Ibadi Movement in Basra” by J. C. Wilkinson; “Some Imami Interpretations of Umayyad History” by E. Kohlberg; “On the Origins of Arabic Prose: Reflections of Authenticity” by G. H. A. Juynboll; and “Some Considerations Concerning the Pre-Islamic and the Islamic Foundations of the Authority of the Caliphate” by H. M. T. Nagel.