Elzinga, Wico
(2021)
What Makes a Source Historically Reliable?
Research master thesis, Master Research Master Theologie en Religiewetenschappen.
Abstract
This thesis addresses the question of what makes a source historically reliable, which it aims to answer through an examination of the publications of a number of prominent scholars who discuss whether a genre of Islamic literature called sīrah literature is reliable for knowledge of early Islam and the life of the founder or prophet of Islam. It searches the publications of the scholars for arguments for their views on whether sīrah literature is reliable, and it derives a list of criteria (that is, principles of reasoning) from the arguments that offer insight into what makes a source historically reliable. The examination takes place in the fourth chapter of this thesis, which is preceded by a chapter on historical method and a chapter that gives an overview of the scholars’ research on whether sīrah literature is reliable, which both serve to prepare the reader for the subject matter of the fourth chapter.
| Type: |
Thesis
(Research master)
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| Supervisors (RUG): |
| Supervisor | E-mail | Tutor organization | Tutor email |
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| Mason, S.N. | | Faculteit GGW, Faculteit Algemeen | S.Mason@rug.nl | | Irving, A.J.M. | | Faculteit GGW, Christendom en Ideeengeschiedenis | A.J.M.Irving@rug.nl |
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| Degree programme: |
Master Research Master Theologie en Religiewetenschappen |
| Academic year: |
2020-2021 |
| Date of delivery: |
17 Feb 2023 09:29 |
| Last modified: |
17 Feb 2023 09:29 |
| URI: |
https://rcs.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/736 |
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