Familiar spirits in the Qurʾān: retracing the origins of the jinn

The fact that the Qur 'an made no attempt to introduce the jinn suggests that its initial audience was already familiar with them in some way. Yet it remains unclear as to who this audience was, what preconceptions they might have had, and whence they derived them. Scholarship on this problem h...

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Subtitles:Theme section / Sezione monografica: Angels, watchers, giants reimagined in early Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Main Author: Falconer, Joshua (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Ed. Morcelliana 2019
In: Henoch
Year: 2019, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 243-261
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jinn / Koran / Islam / Demon
IxTheo Classification:BJ Islam
HB Old Testament