Este autor se sumerge en el profundo estudio de la erudición islámica, explorando los desafíos y las opciones en la interpretación del legado del Profeta. Su trabajo se centra en la comprensión de los Hadith, la ley islámica y las diversas corrientes dentro de la tradición islámica, incluido el salafismo y el sufismo. A través de sus publicaciones, ofrece a los lectores una visión integral del desarrollo y la comprensión contemporánea de la civilización islámica. Su investigación contribuye a una apreciación más amplia de la historia y el pensamiento islámicos.
In this Very Short Introduction Jonathan A. Brown presents both the Muslim version of Muhammad's life, as well as the efforts of Western scholars to uncover the historical Muhammad. He considers the prominent roles that Muhammad's persona has played in the lives of Muslims throughout history, looking at his life and legacy.
A vivid and exciting account of royal collectors, art dealers, connoisseurs, and the rise of old master paintings Old master paintings are among the most valuable and prestigious of the visual arts, and the best examples command the highest prices of any luxury commodity. In Kings and Connoisseurs, Jonathan Brown tells the story of how painting rose to this exalted status. The transformation of painting from an inexpensive to a costly art form reached a crucial stage in the royal courts of Europe in the seventeenth century, where rulers and aristocrats assembled huge collections, often in short periods of time. By comparing collecting and collectors at these courts, Brown explains the formation of new attitudes toward pictures, as well as the mechanisms that supported the enterprise of collecting, including the emergence of the art dealer, the development of connoisseurship, and the publication of sumptuous picture books of various collections. The result is an exciting narrative of greed and passion, played out against a background of international politics and intrigue.