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Discovering the Qur'an: A Contemporary Approach to a Veiled Text

Discovering the Qur'an: A Contemporary Approach to a Veiled Text

by NealRobinson (Author)

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    Illustrated 2004

    $44.95
Synopsis

This latest edition of Discovering the Qur'an includes a new preface by the author. Used by students around the world as a reliable guide to reading a translation of the Qur'an, it shows how the Qur'an is experienced by Muslims, describing the rhythmic and rhyme scheme structures, the context in which it is heard, the part played by learning by heart, and the importance of calligraphy. It is also about the Qur'an and its relationship to Muhammed, as well as helping to divine the ordering of the surahs or chapters. In an English-speaking world newly sensitized to Islam and its believers, Discovering the Qur'an will be an invaluable tool to greater understanding.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 332
 Edition: 2nd ed.
 Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 12 Feb 2004
ISBN 10: 1589010248
ISBN 13: 9781589010246
Book Overview: Clearly written, this is a very useful, important, and interesting book that will provide scholars with much to talk about concerning the way one is to read the Qur'an. [Robinson] does a great deal with topics that need much more discussion than they usually receive. -- John Kelsay, Richard L. Rubenstein Professor of Religion, Florida State University If anyone asked me to recommend a clear and comprehensive introduction to the nature and role of the Qur'an, I would look no further than Neal Robinson's Discovering the Qur'an. -- Oliver Leaman, professor of philosophy, University of Kentucky, and author of An Introduction to Classical Islamic Philosophy I have no doubt that this book is a major publication in its field. -- Martin Forward, executive director of Aurora University's Center for Faith and Action, Illinois, and Helena Wackerlin Professor of Religious Studies

Media Reviews
Based on a magisterial command of Arabic, English, French, and German sources [Discovering the Qur'an is] a major analysis of the internal coherence of the Qur'an, taking into account the interrelationship of structure, intertextuality, meaning, and sound. Muslim World Book Review An intelligent, sophisticated, and provocative book on a perplexing subject. International Journal of Middle East Studies
Author Bio
Neal Robinson is a senior lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Leeds. He is also the author of Islam: A Concise Introduction (Georgetown University Press, 1999).