God's Other Book: The Qur'an Between History and Ideology
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visitwww.luminosoa.org to learn more. In God's Other Book, Mohammad Salama presents a powerful critique of the ways we study and analyze early Islam and its sac...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Berkeley
University of California Press
2024
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| Em: | Ano: 2024 |
| Edição: | 1st ed. |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Qurʼan
Hermeneutics
History
B Islã Origin Historiography B Ideology Religious aspects Islã History To 1500 B Qurʼan Criticism, interpretation, etc History |
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Table of Contents (Aggregator) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780520391840 |
| Resumo: | A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visitwww.luminosoa.org to learn more. In God's Other Book, Mohammad Salama presents a powerful critique of the ways we study and analyze early Islam and its sacred text, filling a glaring hole in our understanding of this formative environment. Interrogating the ideological framework of late antiquity, Salama exposes hidden assumptions that prevent scholars from truly placing Islam in its sociohistorical and cultural milieu. He offers an alternative theoretical and practical model focused on pre-Islamic Arabic cultural production. Foregrounding the indigenous Arab community of seventh-century Hijaz, Salama demonstrates how the Qurʼān played an organic role in commenting on, interacting with, and taking sides concerning matters of ethnicity, ethics, dress codes, and social habits. Only with renewed attention to the Qurʼān itself can Western readers engage ethically with Islamic studies and with the cultures and traditions of those who live according to another book. Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Translation and Transliteration -- Introduction: Primum Non Nocere -- 1. Remapping Qurʾānic Studies -- 2. What Is Late Antiquity and What Does the Qurʾān Have to Do With It? -- 3. Intelligence versus Power -- 4. Poetic Paganism and the Monotheistic Aesthetic -- 5. Adab and the Ethical Authority of the Qurʾān -- 6. The Qurʾān in Context -- Conclusion: The Future of Qurʾānic Studies -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. "In God's Other Book: The Qur'an between History and Ideology, Mohammad Salama presents a powerful critique of the ways we study and analyze early Islam and its sacred text, filling a glaring hole in our understanding of this formative environment. Interrogating the ideological framework of late antiquity, Salama exposes hidden assumptions that prevent scholars from truly placing Islam in its socio-historical and cultural milieu. He also offers an alternative theoretical and practical model focused on pre-Islamic Arabic cultural production. Foregrounding the indigenous Arab community of seventh-century Hijaz, Salama demonstrates how the Qur'an played an organic role in commenting on, interacting with, and taking sides concerning matters of ethnicity, ethics, dress codes, and social habits. While the study delves into the past, it carries implications for the future: only with renewed attention to the Qur'an itself, in all of its splendor and intricacy, can Western readers engage thoughtfully and ethically not only with Islamic studies but also with the cultures and traditions of those who live according to another book"-- |
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| Descrição do item: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Descrição Física: | 1 online resource (250 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-39185-7 |
