How to Read the Qur'an : A New Guide, with Select Translations

ISBN-13: 9780748650699 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 288 str.

Carl W. Ernst

Opis

'Outstanding, timely and much needed.' Amir Hussain, Professor of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University 'A very well-written, remarkably accessible, timely and important book. It is sure to be read widely.' Muhammad Qasim Zaman, Robert H. Niehaus '77 Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Religion, Princeton University A compact introduction and reader's guide to the Qur'an This 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 Keywords: Qur'an; sacred; translation; text.

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Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Problem with Reading the Qur'an; 1: The History and the Form of the Qur'an and the Practices of Reading; 2: Early Meccan Suras; 3: Middle and Later Meccan Suras; 4: Medinan Suras; Conclusion: Toward a Literary Reading of the Qur'an; 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.