The Qur'an's Self-Image: Writing and Authority in Islam's Scripture
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The Qur'an's Self-Image: Writing and Authority in Islam's Scripture
Book Details
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Category
- Bible Study
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780691059501
- ISBN-10
- 0691059500
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ISBN: 0691059500
Author: Madigan, Daniel
Condition: New
More than any other canon of scripture the Qur'n is self-aware. It observes and discusses the process of its own revelation and reception; it asserts its own authority and claims its place within the history of revelation. Here Madigan presents a compelling semantic analysis of its self-awareness, arguing that the Qur'n understands itself not so much as a completed book, but as an ongoing process of divine "writing" and "re-writing," as God's authoritative response to actual people and circumstances.Grasping this dynamic, responsive dimension of the Qur'n is central to understanding Islamic religion and identity. Madigan's book will be invaluable not only to Islamicists but also to scholars who study revelation across religious boundaries.
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The Qur'an's Self-Image: Writing and Authority in Islam's Scripture
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