The Cambridge companion to the Quran / [print] edited by Jane Dammen McAuliffe. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2006. - xv, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Cambridge companions to religion . - Cambridge companions to religion. .



Formation of the quranic text. -- The historical context Creation of a fixed text Alternative accounts of the Quran's formation Description and analysis. -- Themes and topics Structural, linguistic and literary features Recitation and aesthetic reception Transmission and dissemination. -- From palm leaves to the Internet Inscriptions in art and architecture Interpretations and intellectual traditions. -- The tasks and traditions of interpretation Multiple areas of influence Western scholarship and the Quran Contemporary readings. -- Women's readings of the Quran Political interpretation of the Quran The Quran and other religions Fred M. Donner. -- Claude Gilliot. -- Harald Motzki -- Daniel A. Madigan. -- Angelika Neuwirth. -- William A. Graham and Navid Kermani -- Fred Leemhuis. -- Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom -- Jane Dammen McAuliffe. -- Alexander Knysh. -- Andrew Rippin -- Asma Barlas. -- Stefan Wild. -- Abdulaziz Sachedina.



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