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How to Read the Qur'an : A New Guide, with Select Translations / Carl W. Ernst.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (288 p.) : 8 B/W illustrations 2 Charts; 8 b+w photographs; 2 chartsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780748650699
  • 9781474468077
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 297.12261 23
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Charts -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction The Problem of Reading the Qurʾan -- Chapter One The History and Form of the Qurʾan and the Practices of Reading -- Chapter Two Early Meccan Suras -- Chapter Three Middle and Later Meccan Suras -- Chapter Four Medinan Suras -- Conclusion Toward a Literary Reading of the Qurʾan -- Appendix A Reading the Structure of the Meccan Suras -- Appendix B Ring Structure in Sura 2 and Sura 5 -- Appendix C Suggested Interpretive Exercises -- Notes -- Suggested Reading -- Index of Scriptural Citations -- General Index
Summary: A compact introduction and reader's guide to the Qur'anThis is an ideal introduction to the Qur'an, featuring the most up-to-date methods for reading and understanding the text. It deals with sensitive issues regarding the interpretation of sacred texts as well as differing points of view and major debates. A substantial explanatory introduction summarises the historical and literary issues and engages with the religious and political context of understanding the Qur'an today, including an appreciation of the ritual and oral uses of text.Key Features Includes new translations of 725 Qur'anic verses Promotes an understanding of multiple interpretations of the Qur'an Designed for use on introductory courses and for self-study
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781474468077

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Charts -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction The Problem of Reading the Qurʾan -- Chapter One The History and Form of the Qurʾan and the Practices of Reading -- Chapter Two Early Meccan Suras -- Chapter Three Middle and Later Meccan Suras -- Chapter Four Medinan Suras -- Conclusion Toward a Literary Reading of the Qurʾan -- Appendix A Reading the Structure of the Meccan Suras -- Appendix B Ring Structure in Sura 2 and Sura 5 -- Appendix C Suggested Interpretive Exercises -- Notes -- Suggested Reading -- Index of Scriptural Citations -- General Index

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A compact introduction and reader's guide to the Qur'anThis is an ideal introduction to the Qur'an, featuring the most up-to-date methods for reading and understanding the text. It deals with sensitive issues regarding the interpretation of sacred texts as well as differing points of view and major debates. A substantial explanatory introduction summarises the historical and literary issues and engages with the religious and political context of understanding the Qur'an today, including an appreciation of the ritual and oral uses of text.Key Features Includes new translations of 725 Qur'anic verses Promotes an understanding of multiple interpretations of the Qur'an Designed for use on introductory courses and for self-study

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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