{"product_id":"narrative-social-structure-9780804752077","title":"Narrative Social Structure","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book presents the first attempt by a sociologist to unearth the long \u003ci\u003ehadith\u003c\/i\u003e transmission network from ancient historical sources and analyze it using the most recent qualitative and quantitative analytical tools.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an unusual and impressive piece of scholarship, bringing together the sophisticated methods of sociological network analysis, the comparative sociology of intellectual life, and the study of Islamic culture and society.\" -Randall Collins,University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  \t\tPreface\txiii  \t1.\t\tIntroduction \t1  \t2.\t\tSocial and Literary Structure of Isnad: Whose Narrative?\t29  \t3.\tThe Ceaseless Synergy between Literary and Social Structures\t68  \t4.\t\tReconstructing the Hadith Transmission Network: Narratives   \t\tinto Networks\t94  \t5.\t\tFrom Synchronic to Diachronic Methods: Temporal   \t\tConstraints on Action\t124  \t6.\t\tSocial and Literary Dynamics of Authority Formation:   \t\tThe Macro-Level LRS Effect\t159  \t7.\tNarrative and Sociology of Intellectuals: From Ibn Khaldun   \t\tto Collins\t180  \t8.\t\tOn the Shoulders of Giants: Chain of Memory and the   \t\tMicro-Level LRS Effect\t212  \t9.\t\tConclusion: Speech and Action Conjoined on the Diachronic Axis\t245  \t\tNotes\t261\t\t\tBibliography\t281  \t\tIndex\t297","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405562716503,"sku":"9780804752077","price":52.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804752077.jpg?v=1730492844","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/narrative-social-structure-9780804752077","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}