The al-Baqara crescendo: understanding the Qurʼanʼs style, narrative structure, and running themes
"This book is a study of the poetics of Qurʼanic narrative, specifically the poetics of Surat al-Baqara, the second and longest sura in the Qurʼan. It argues that the sura, which has often been dismissed by Orientalist critics as a jumbled collection of unrelated material, can be appreciated as...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
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Montreal Kingston London Chicago
McGill-Queen's University Press
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Series/Journal: | Advancing studies in religion
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| IxTheo Classification: | BJ Islam |
| Further subjects: | B
Qurʼan. Sūrat al-Baqarah Commentaries
B Qurʼan Commentaries Qurʼan B RELIGION ; Islam ; General B Electronic books Commentaries B Commentaries B Qurʼan |
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| Parallel Edition: | Print versionReda, Nevin, 1965-, author: Al-Baqara crescendo |
| Summary: | "This book is a study of the poetics of Qurʼanic narrative, specifically the poetics of Surat al-Baqara, the second and longest sura in the Qurʼan. It argues that the sura, which has often been dismissed by Orientalist critics as a jumbled collection of unrelated material, can be appreciated as a coherent composition by approaching it as an oral text, that is, by paying attention to oral structural markers such as repetition."-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0773548874 |