| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 175 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Edinburgh studies in classical Arabic literature |
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Edinburgh studies in classical Arabic literature.
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| Contents |
Introduction: A Narratological, Rhetorical Approach to Qur'ānic Stories -- Knowledge, Control and Consonance in Sūrat Āl ̀Imrān 3:33-62 -- God, Families and Secrets in the Story of Sūrat Maryam 19:1-58 -- Evidence, Judgment and Remorse in Sūrat Yūsuf -- Merging Words and Making Connections in Sūrat Ṭaha -- Sūrat al-Qaṣaṣ and Its Audience -- Conclusions: Reading the Qur'ān as God's Narrative |
| Summary |
Leyla Ozgur Alhassen approaches the Qur'an as a literary, religious and oral text to show how Qur'anic stories function as narrative: how characters and dialogues are portrayed; what themes are repeated; what verbal echoes and conceptual links are present; what structure is established; and what beliefs these narrative choices strengthen |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-170) and index |
| Subject |
Qurʼan stories -- History and criticism
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Qurʼan stories
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781474483209 |
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1474483208 |
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9781474495448 |
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1474495443 |
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