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What the Koran Really Says

Categorie	Religie & Theologie
Boeknummer	#406646
Titel	What the Koran Really Says: Language, Text, and Commentary
Auteur	Warraq, Ibn (editor)
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books
Jaar van uitgave	2002
ISBN10	157392945X
ISBN13	9781573929455
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black boards, dust jacket, 8vo.
Samenvatting	This excellent collection of critical commentaries on the Koran brings together outstanding articles by noted scholars from the beginning of the 20th century to recent times. These important studies, as well as the editor's own lengthy introduction, show that little about the text of the Koran can be taken at face value. Among the fascinating topics discussed is evidence that early Muslims did not understand Muhammad's original revelation, that the ninth-century explosion of literary activity was designed to organize and make sense of an often incoherent text, and that much of the traditions surrounding Muhammad's life were fabricated long after his death in an attempt to give meaning to the Koran. Also of interest are suggestions that Coptic and other Christian sources heavily influenced much of the text and that some passages reflect an essential background reaching back to the community of the Dead Sea Scrolls. This valuable compilation will be a welcome resource to interested lay readers and scholars alike.
Pagina's	782
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 20,00

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