Andrew G. Bannister

An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qur'an

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book uses innovative analysis of the Arabic text of the Qur'an to demonstrate that much of the Qur'an was composed live in oral performance, exploring the rich oral culture that preceded its formative period and showing that only by viewing it through an oral lens can one begin to properly understand the process by which it first coalesced.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9781498557108
• ISBN-10: 1498557104
• Artikelnr.: 47712514

Autorenporträt

By Andrew G. Bannister

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Qur'an and Narrative Biblicist Traditions Chapter 2: The
Narratival Roots of the Islamic Tradition Chapter 3: The Development of
Oral Literary Theory Chapter 4: The Application of Oral-Formulaic Theory to
Pre-Islamic Arabic Poetry Chapter 5: Mapping the Landscape: A Computerised
Formulaic Analysis of the Qur'anic Text Chapter 6: Digging Deeper:
Verse-Level Formulaic Analysis Chapter 7: Searching for Formulaic Systems
Chapter 8: Iblis and Adam: A Comparative Application of Computerised and
'Manual' Methods of Formulaic Analysis to the Seven Retellings Chapter 9:
Conclusion: The Qur'an and Orality Appendix: The Seven Iblis and Adam
Stories and an English Translation