The Dark Koran: A Semantic Analysis of the Koranic Darknesses (ẓulumāt) and their Metaphorical Usage

Darkness (ẓulumāt) as a Koranic literary image has not been systematically analyzed, even though it is connected to fundamental Koranic topics such as understanding, salvation and the omniscience of God. The aim of this article is to argue for a close reading of the occurrences of ẓulumāt in the Kor...

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Main Author: Christiansen, Johanne Louise (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Arabica
Year: 2015, Volume: 62, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 185-233
Further subjects:B Coran obscurité images littéraires métaphore conceptuelle réalisation salut incrédulité protection
B Koran darkness literary images conceptual metaphor realization salvation unbelief protection
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