Toby Mayer

Keys to the Arcana

Shahrastani's Esoteric Commentary on the Qur'an

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Produktbeschreibung

A scholarly edition of the twelfth-century Qur'anic commentary by Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Karim al- Shahrastani. Dr Toby Mayer presents the Arabic text with English translation, introduction, and contextual notes. Shahrastani uses a form of linguistic analysis to unearth the esoteric meanings of the Qur'anic verses.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 418
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 531g
• ISBN-13: 9780198833062
• ISBN-10: 0198833067
• Artikelnr.: 53166812

Autorenporträt

Dr Toby Mayer is a Research Associate in the Quranic Studies Unit at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. After completing his undergraduate degree in Indian Studies at the University of Cambridge, he went on to study Medieval Arabic thought at the University of Oxford, where he wrote his doctoral thesis on the Book of Allusions (Isharat) by the major Persian philosopher Ibn Sina.

Inhaltsangabe

Translator's Introduction
Translation of Shahrastani 's Introduction
Translation of Shahrastani 's Commentary on Surat al-Fatiha
Bibliography
Index of Qur'anic Citations
General Index
The Arabic Text of Shahrastani 's Introduction and Commentary on Surat al-Fatiha