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The Qur'an: A Historical-Critical Introduction

The Qur'an: A Historical-Critical Introduction

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Series: New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys

Islam

ISBN10: 074869577X
ISBN13: 9780748695775
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: Sep 8 2017
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

The Qur'an represents both Islam's historical point of origin and its scriptural foundation, inaugurating a new religion and, ultimately, a new civilisation. Yet the text itself can be difficult to understand, and the scholarship devoted to it is often highly technical. This comprehensive introduction to the basic methods and current state of historical-critical Qur'anic scholarship covers all of the field's major questions, such as: Where and when did the Qur'an emerge? How do Qur'anic surahs function as literary compositions? How do the Qur'an's main themes and ideas relate to and transform earlier Jewish and Christian traditions?

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