Massimo Campanini

The Qur'an

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Produktbeschreibung

Short description/annotation
This highly topical new introduction to the holy book of Islam includes essential reference resources such as a chronology of the revelation, weblinks and extensive guides to further reading.

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This highly topical new introduction to the holy book of Islam includes essential reference resources such as a chronology of the revelation, weblinks and extensive guides to further reading.
Exploring the Qur’an’s reception through history, its key teachings and its place in contemporary thought and belief, the book analyzes:

The Qur’an as the word of God

its reception and communication by the Prophet Muhammad

the structure and language of the text

conceptions of God, the holy law and jihad

Islamic commentaries on Qur’anic teachings through the ages.
Qur’an: The Basics is a concise and easy to read introduction to text that provides the foundations of Muslim faith, right-living and daily worship.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 164g
• ISBN-13: 9780415411639
• ISBN-10: 0415411637
• Artikelnr.: 22060737

Autorenporträt

University of Kentucky, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Qur'an and Praxis 1. Traditional Commentary 2. The Qur'an
as Text, Discourse and Structure 3. Radical Exegesis of the Qur'an: Sayyid
Qutb 4. The Qur'an and the Hermeneutics of Liberation Appendix: Other Areas
of Qur'anic Exegesis

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1. Islam and the Qur'an

2. Structure and composition

3. God, humanity and faith

4. The Qur'an and the Qur'anic sciences

5. Contemporary approaches to the Qur'an

Appendices

Bibliography

Rezensionen

"With an emphasis on clarity and concision, Campanini has produced an accessibly informative introduction to the Qur'an."

Mustafa Shah, University of London, UK