Book
The Qur'an : a beginner's guide / Farid Esack. --
Record details
- ISBN: 185168624X (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781851686247 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 298 p. : ill. --
- Publisher: Oxford : Oneworld, 2009, c2002.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published as: The Qur'an : a short introduction. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [268]-277) and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 16.50 |
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| Subject: | Koran > Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 297.12261 Esa | 31681001998798 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Blackwell North AmerThe Qur’an has spoken to Muslims for over one thousand years; it is seen as law-maker, moral code, and the word of God. Drawing on both contemporary and ancient sources, Esack outlines the key themes and explains the historical and cultural context of this unique work whilst examining its content, language and style, and the variety of approaches, including fundamentalist, feminist, and modernist, that have been used to interpret it. Farid Esack is an international recognised Muslim scholar, speaker and author. He is currently Bruggemann Chair in Inter-religious Studies at Xavier University, Cincinnati. OH.
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Arguably the most powerful book in the world it has spoken to Muslims for over one thousand years; it is lawmaker, moral code, and the word of God. Drawing on both contemporary and ancient sources, Esack outlines the key themes and explains the historical and cultural context of this unique literary work whilst examining its content, language and style, and the approaches that have been used to interpret it (fundamentalist, feminist and modernist). - Perseus PublishingThe Qurâan has spoken to Muslims for over one thousand years; it is seen as law-maker, moral code, and the word of God. Drawing on both contemporary and ancient sources, Esack outlines the key themes and explains the historical and cultural context of this unique work whilst examining its content, language and style, and the variety of approaches, including fundamentalist, feminist, and modernist, that have been used to interpret it. Farid Esack is an international recognised Muslim scholar, speaker and author. He is currently Bruggemann Chair in Inter-religious Studies at Xavier University, Cincinnati. OH.
- Perseus Publishing
Get to grips with one of the world’s most powerful books.
The Qur’an has spoken to Muslims for over one thousand years; it is seen as law-maker, moral code, and the word of God. Drawing on both contemporary and ancient sources, Esack outlines the key themes and explains the historical and cultural context of this unique work whilst examining its content, language and style, and the variety of approaches, including fundamentalist, feminist, and modernist, that have been used to interpret it. Other areas covered include: the Qu'ran as evocative oral experience; understanding and interpreting the Qu'ran; the major themes of the Qu'ran, including such issues as truth, justice and gender relations. - Simon and Schuster
Get to grips with one of the worldâs most powerful books.
The Qurâan has spoken to Muslims for over one thousand years; it is seen as law-maker, moral code, and the word of God. Drawing on both contemporary and ancient sources, Esack outlines the key themes and explains the historical and cultural context of this unique work whilst examining its content, language and style, and the variety of approaches, including fundamentalist, feminist, and modernist, that have been used to interpret it. Other areas covered include: the Qu'ran as evocative oral experience; understanding and interpreting the Qu'ran; the major themes of the Qu'ran, including such issues as truth, justice and gender relations.
