The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'ānJane Dammen McAuliffe As the living scriptural heritage of more than a billion people, the Qur'an (Koran) speaks with a powerful voice. Just as other scriptural religions, Islam has produced a long tradition of interpretation for its holy book. Nevertheless, efforts to introduce the Qur'an and its intellectual heritage to English-speaking audiences have been hampered by the lack of available resources. The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an seeks to remedy that situation. In a discerning summation of the field, Jane McAuliffe brings together an international team of scholars to explain its complexities. Comprising fourteen chapters, each devoted to a topic of central importance, the book is rich in historical, linguistic and literary detail, while also reflecting the influence of other disciplines. For both the university student and the general reader, The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an provides a fascinating entrée to a text that has shaped the lives of millions for centuries. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The historical context | 23 |
Creation of a fixed text | 41 |
Alternative accounts of the Qurans formation | 59 |
Themes and topics | 79 |
Structural linguistic and literary features | 97 |
Recitation and aesthetic reception | 115 |
From palm leaves to the Internet | 145 |
Inscriptions in art and architecture | 163 |
The tasks and traditions of interpretation | 181 |
Western scholarship and the Quran | 235 |
Womens readings of the Quran | 255 |
Political interpretation of the Quran | 273 |
The Quran and other religions | 291 |
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Abbasid Abdallah abrogation Abū al-Qur'an al-Tabarī Arabic poetry argues āyāt Beirut Bergsträsser biblical Brill Cairo caliph CAMBRIDGE COMPANION canonical century Christian classical collection contemporary context Coran culture divine early edited Encyclopaedia of Islam example exegesis exegetical faith Gilliot God's Goldziher hadith hermeneutics human Ibn Taymiyya Ibn Warraq interpretation J. D. McAuliffe kitāb Koran language later Leiden linguistic literary Lüling Luxenberg meaning Mecca Meccan sūras medieval Medina modern monotheistic mosque Muhammad Muslim Muslim community Muslim scholars narratives Neuwirth Nöldeke non-Muslim oral origins passages pluralism polemic political pre-Islamic Prophet Qur'an commentary Qur'an manuscript Qur'an recitation qur'anic inscriptions qur'anic readings qur'anic studies qur'anic text qur'anic verses Quraysh readers recognised religion religious revelation Rippin Sayyid Qutb scholarly scholarship scripture sīra sources sūras Surat Tabarī tafsir tajwid textual theology tion tradition trans translation Umayyad Uthmanic Wadud Wansbrough Western women word worship written الله