Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an

Name: Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an
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ISBN: 9780521539340

ISBN-10: 052153934X

ISBN-13: 9780521539340

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jane Dammen McAuliffe

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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,…

Book details

List price: $35.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/23/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 345
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.452
Language: English

Jane Dammen McAuliffe, immediate past president of Bryn Mawr College, is the author of Abbasid Authority Affirmed and Qur'anic Christians: An Analysis of Classical and Modern Exegesis. She is currently a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Library of Congress's John W. Kluge Center.



List of figures


Notes on contributors


Introduction




Formation of the qur'anic text



The historical context




Creation of a fixed text




Alternative accounts of the Qur'an's formation




Description and analysis



Themes and topics




Structural, linguistic and literary features




Recitation and aesthetic reception




Transmission and dissemination



From palm leaves to the Internet




Inscriptions in art and architecture




Interpretations and intellectual traditions



The tasks and traditions of interpretation




Multiple areas of influence




Western scholarship and the Qur'an




Contemporary readings



Women's readings of the Qur'an




Political interpretation of the Qur'an




The Qur'an and other religions



Qur'an citation index


General index