9781107461673

The Cambridge Companion to

THE QUR'AN Edited by: Jane Dammen McAuliffe

Size : 150mm x 230mm • Pages : 352pp

• Year : 2014 • Binding : Paperback • ISBN : 9781107461673 • Price ` 495.00 only

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, linguistic and literary detail, while also reflecting the influence of other disciplines.

Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Georgetown University, Washington DC

The Cambridge Companion to

THE QUR'AN Edited by: Jane Dammen McAuliffe CONTENTS:

List of figures Notes on contributors Introduction Jane Dammen McAuliffe Part I. Formation of the Qur'anic Text 1. The historical context Fred M. Donner 2. Creation of a fixed text Claude Gilliot 3. Alternative accounts of the Qur'an's formation Harald Motzki Part II. Description and Analysis 4. Themes and topics Daniel A. Madigan 5. Structural, linguistic and literary features Angelika Neuwirth 6. Recitation and aesthetic reception William A. Graham and Navid Kermani Part III. Transmission and Dissemination 7. From palm leaves to the Internet Fred Leemhuis

8. Inscriptions in art and architecture Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom Part IV. Interpretations and Intellectual Traditions 9. The tasks and traditions of interpretation Jane Dammen Mcauliffe 10. Multiple areas of influence Alexander Knysh 11. Western scholarship and the Qur'an Andrew Rippin Part V. Contemporary Readings 12. Women's readings of the Qur'an Asma Barlas 13. Political interpretation of the Qur'an Stefan Wild 14. The Qur'an and other religions Abdulaziz Sachedina Qur'an citation index General index.

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