Most Islamicists would probably categorize Ossendorf-Conrad's new book as a typical contribution by a German orientalist - a narrowly defined project of interest to a mere handful of scholars. Indeed, Ossendorf-Conrad does nothing to change that impression, constantly reminding the reader that the state of scholarship on early Maliki sources is "angesprochen unbefriedigend" (p. 5), that assessment of the importance of the author can only be made within "sehr enge Grenzen" (p. 30), and that reconstruction of Ibn Habib's dependence on Malik's ra y is "kaum moglich" (p. 107). ...

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