The Koran : a very short introduction
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000
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| Series: | (Very short introductions ;
13) |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1: Introduction. Preliminaries ; The message of the Koran
- Part 2: The Koran in the modern world. The dissemination of the Koran ; The interpretation of the Koran ; The very idea of scripture
- Part 3: The Koran in the traditional Muslim world. The Koran as codex ; The Koran as text ; The Koran as worship ; The Koran as truth ; The Koran as an object of dogma
- Part 4: The formation of the Koran. The collection of the Koran ; The Koran in the lifetime of the prophet ; Doubts and puzzles ; Conclusion