Pt. I. Fathers and sons -- The foundation narratives of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- Adoption in the Near East: from antiquity to the rise of Islam -- The abolition of adoption in early Islam -- Pt. II. From sacred legend to sacred history -- The repudiation of the beloved of the messenger of God -- The battle of Mu’ta -- The martyrdom of the beloved of the messenger of God -- Pretexts and intertexts -- Pt. III. Text and interpretation -- Paleography and codicology: Bibliothaque Nationale de France 328a -- Kalala in early Islamic tradition -- Conclusion.
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