The emergence of Islam: classical traditions in contemporary perspective

Part 1. The Prophet Muhammad and the rightly guided caliphs. Introduction to part 1 : historical overview -- Muhammad in Mecca -- Muhammad in Medina -- The birth of an empire -- Part 2. The Qurʼan. Introduction to part 2 : history and literature -- The Qurʼan and its message -- The Qurʼan and the Bi...

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Main Author: Reynolds, Gabriel Said 1973- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Minneapolis, Minn. Fortress Press c 2012
In:Year: 2012
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Muḥammad 570-632 / Koran
Further subjects:B Islam History
B Qurʼan Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:Part 1. The Prophet Muhammad and the rightly guided caliphs. Introduction to part 1 : historical overview -- Muhammad in Mecca -- Muhammad in Medina -- The birth of an empire -- Part 2. The Qurʼan. Introduction to part 2 : history and literature -- The Qurʼan and its message -- The Qurʼan and the Bible -- Rethinking the biography of the Prophet -- The historical context of the Qurʼan -- Part 3. Contemporary perspectives. Introduction to part 3 : classical texts and contemporary religion -- Contemporary Muslim narratives of Islam's emergence
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-222) and index
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:c 2012
ISBN:0800698592