The silent Qurʼan and the speaking Qurʼan: scriptural sources of islam between history and fervor 9780231540650, 0231540655

This is the first book to evaluate the writing of Islam's major scriptural sources within the context of the bloody

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The silent Qurʼan and the speaking Qurʼan: scriptural sources of islam between history and fervor
 9780231540650, 0231540655

Table of contents :
Frontmatter --
Contents --
A Word to the Reader --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
1. Violence and Scripture in the Book of Sulaym ibn Qays --
2. Qur’anic Recensions and Political Tendencies: Al-Sayyārī and His Book of Revelation and Falsification --
3. The Necessity of Hermeneutics: On the Qur’anic Commentary of al-Ḥibarī --
4. The Emergence of Gnosis: A Monograph on Knowledge Compiled by al-Ṣaffār al-Qummī --
5. Perfecting a Religion: Remarks on al-Kulaynī and His Summa of Traditions --
Epilogue --
Abbreviations --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Index

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