Cambridge, UK New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Part of the series Cambridge companions to religion;Cambridge companions to religion.
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- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Formation of the qurʼānic text. The historical context / Fred M. Donner. Creation of a fixed text / Claude Gilliot. Alternative accounts of the Qurʼān’s formation / Harald Motzki — Description and analysis. Themes and topics / Daniel A. Madigan. Structural, linguistic and literary features / Angelika Neuwirth. Recitation and aesthetic reception / William A. Graham and Navid Kermani — Transmission and dissemination. From palm leaves to the Internet / Fred Leemhuis. Inscriptions in art and architecture / Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom — Interpretations and intellectual traditions. The tasks and traditions of interpretation / Jane Dammen McAuliffe. Multiple areas of influence / Alexander Knysh. Western scholarship and the Qurʼān / Andrew Rippin — Contemporary readings. Women’s readings of the Qurʼān / Asma Barlas. Political interpretation of the Qurʼān / Stefan Wild. The Qurʼān and other religions / Abdulaziz Sachedina.
- As the living scriptural heritage of more than a billion people, the Qur’an speaks with a powerful voice. Nevertheless, efforts to introduce the Qur’an to English-speaking audiences have been hampered by the lack of resources. Jane McAuliffe brings together an international team of scholars to explain its complexities.
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