Format:
Online-Ressource
Edition:
Cambridge companions online
Edition:
Cambridge collections online
Edition:
Cambridge companions complete collection
Edition:
Cambridge companions to philosophy, religion and culture
ISBN:
052153934X
,
9780521539340
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0521831601
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9780521831604
Series Statement:
Cambridge companions to religion
Content:
As the living scriptural heritage of more than a billion people, the Qur'an (Koran) speaks with a powerful voice. Just as other scriptural religions, Islam has produced a long tradition of interpretation for its holy book. Nevertheless, efforts to introduce the Qur'an and its intellectual heritage to English-speaking audiences have been hampered by the lack of available resources. The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an seeks to remedy that situation. In a discerning summation of the field, Jane McAuliffe brings together an international team of scholars to explain its complexities. Comprising fourteen chapters, each devoted to a topic of central importance, the book is rich in historical, linguistic and literary detail, while also reflecting the influence of other disciplines. For both the university student and the general reader, The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an provides a fascinating entrée to a text that has shaped the lives of millions for centuries.
Note:
Includes indexes
,
Part I, Formation of the Quranic Text --The historical context
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Creation of a fixed text
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Alternative accounts of the Quran's formation
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Part II, Description and Analysis ; Themes and topics
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Structural, linguistic and literary features
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Recitation and aesthetic reception
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Part III, Transmission and Dissemination ; From palm leaves to the Internet
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Inscriptions in art and architecture
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Part IV, Interpretations and Intellectual Traditions ; The tasks and traditions of interpretation
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Multiple areas of influence
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Western scholarship and the Quran
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Part V, Contemporary Readings ; Women's readings of the Quran
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Political interpretation of the Quran
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The Quran and other religions
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781139001205
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521831604
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Cambridge companion to the Qur'ān Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2006 ISBN 052153934X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0521831601
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521539340
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521831604
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Koran
;
Religionswissenschaft
;
Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1017/CCOL0521831601
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