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1 online resource |
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Cover page; Halftitle page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; Abbreviations; Transliteration; 1 The Question of the Coherence of the Qur'anic Text; In the Islamic tradition; In modern Western research; From Biblical studies to Qur'anic studies; A brief explanation of the method; The presuppositions of the rhetorical analysis; 2 Binarity and Parataxis, two Characteristics of Qur'anic Rhetoric; Binarity; Parataxis; 3 The Levels of Composition; The term; The member; The segment; The piece; The part; The sub-parts; The passage; The sequence; The sub-sequence |
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The sectionThe Book; 4 The Figures of Composition; A. Total symmetries; 1 Parallel composition; 2 Mirror composition; 3 Concentric composition; B. Partial symmetries; Initial terms; Final terms; Extreme terms; Median terms; Central terms; The convergence of indicators; 5 The Centre of Concentric Composition; First law of Lund; Second law of Lund; Th ird law of Lund; Fourth law of Lund; Fifth law of Lund; The divine names; The quotation; The question; The maxim; 6 The Work of Analysis and Re-writing; Some general principles for the work of analysis |
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The re-writing according to the levels of the text7 Context, Intertext and Interpretation; 8 Looking Ahead; Other figures of composition?; Semitic rhetoric? Near Eastern? Archaic?; Spontaneous oral rhetoric or written erudite rhetoric?; Notes; References; Index of Authors Quoted; Index of Qur'anic References; Index of Subjects |
| Summary |
"The text of the Qur'an appears to many to be desperately muddled and lacking any coherence. The Composition of the Qur'an provides a systematic presentation of the writing processes (or rhetoric) and argues that there is indeed a coherence to the Qur'anic text. Michel Cuypers shows that the ancient Semitic texts, of which the Qur'an is a part, do not obey the Greek rhetoric and that their basic principle is therefore not progressive linearity, but symmetry which can take several forms, following precise rules. He argues that the knowledge of this rhetorical code allows for a radically new analysis of the structure and rhetoric of the Qur'an. Using copious amounts of examples from the text, The Composition of the Qur'an provides a new theoretical synthesis of Qur'anic rhetoric as well as a methodology for their application in further exegesis. A landmark publication in the field of Qur'anic Studies, this volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers in Islamic Studies, Religious Studies and Arabic Studies"-- Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Qurʼan -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072959
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Qurʼan fast |
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Rhetoric in the Qurʼan.
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Islamic studies.
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The Koran.
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Educational: Religious studies: Non-Christian religions.
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Islam.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Islamic Studies.
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RELIGION -- Islam -- Koran & Sacred Writings.
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RELIGION -- Islam -- History.
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RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
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Rhetoric in the Qurʼan
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781474227476 |
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1474227473 |
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9781474227469 |
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1474227465 |
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9781474227452 |
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1474227457 |
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1350008052 |
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9781350008052 |
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