| Description |
1 online resource (578 pages) |
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Blackwell Companions to Religion |
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Blackwell companions to religion.
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| Contents |
The Blackwell Companion to the Qur>an̄; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part I Orientation; 1 Introducing; 2 Discovering; 3 Contextualizing; Part II Text; 4 Linguistic Structure; 5 Patterns of Address; 6 Language; 7 Poetry and Language; 8 Foreign Vocabulary; 9 Structure and the Emergence of Community; 10 Sacrality and Collection; 11 Written Transmission; 12 Context: Muh. ammad; 13 Context: Umar b. al-Khattab; Part III Content; 14 God; 15 Prophets and Prophethood; 16 Moses; 17 Argumentation; 18 Knowing and Thinking; 19 Sex, Sexuality, and the Family; 20 Jihad; Part IV Interpretation |
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21 Hermeneutics: al-Tha<labš2̄2 Stories of the Prophets; 23 sufism; 24 Rumi; 25 Twelver Shi i Tawil; 26 Isma" ili Tawil]; V Application; 27 Exegetical Sciences; 28 Theology; 29 Jurisprudence; 30 Contemporary Ethical Issues; 31 Narrative Literature; 32 Recitation; Bibliography; Index of People, Places and Topics; Index of Quran Verses |
| Summary |
Useful for those who wish to read and understand the "Qur'an" as a text and as a vital piece of Muslim life. This volume is divided into accessible sections, including an initial orientation to the text for the first-time reader. It comprises over 30 essays, supported by notes, a bibliography, and indexes of names |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Qurʼan -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072959
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Qurʼan -- Appreciation.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072955
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Qurʼan. fast (OCoLC)fst01842877 |
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Islam -- Doctrines.
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Art appreciation.
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Islam -- Doctrines.
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Religion.
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Philosophy & Religion.
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Islam.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781405178440 |
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1405178442 |
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