The Koran: A Very Short Introduction 9780192853448, 0192853449
Part 1: Introduction. Preliminaries ; The message of the Koran -- Part 2: The Koran in the modern world. The disseminati
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English Pages 162 pages : illustrations, map ; 18 cm Year 2000
Table of contents :
Part 1: Introduction. Preliminaries
The message of the Koran --
Part 2: The Koran in the modern world. The dissemination of the Koran
The interpretation of the Koran
The very idea of scripture --
Part 3: The Koran in the traditional Muslim world. The Koran as codex
The Koran as text
The Koran as worship
The Koran as truth
The Koran as an object of dogma --
Part 4: The formation of the Koran. The collection of the Koran
The Koran in the lifetime of the prophet
Doubts and puzzles
Conclusion --
A note on Arabic.
