Patricia Crone | |
|---|---|
 Crone in 2015 | |
| Born | 28 March 1945 |
| Died | 11 July 2015 (aged 70) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | Islamic studies; Quranic (Islamic) studies; scriptural exegesis; scholarship on Islamic origins |
| Notable works | Hagarism (with M.A. Cook); Meccan Trade and the Rise of Islam |
Patricia Crone (28 March 1945 – 11 July 2015) was a Danish historian specialising in early Islamic history.[1][2] Crone was a member of the Revisionist school of Islamic studies and questioned the historicity of the Islamic traditions about the beginnings of Islam.[3]
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- ^ "Patricia Crone: memoir of a superb Islamic scholar". Opendemocracy.net.
- ^ Stille, Alexander (2 March 2002). "Scholars Are Quietly Offering New Theories of the Koran". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 October 2017.