The Qur'an, 9780393927054
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Explore the Qur’an’s profound impact, history, and American influence.

The Qur'an

a norton critical edition

$57.06

  • Paperback

    688 pages

  • Release Date

    21 February 2017

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Summary

The Qur’an: A Norton Critical Edition

  • Seven illustrations.
  • Fifty judiciously selected texts representing the full spectrum of Islamic religious thought that demonstrate the Qur’an’s intellectual impact, while those from related Near Eastern literatures, including biblical and extra-biblical sources, elucidate the comparative contexts of qur’anic themes and narratives. A concluding section presents the Qur’an as an American book, with a long history and significant inf…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780393927054
ISBN-10:0393927059
Series:Norton Critical Editions
Author:Jane Dammen McAuliffe
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Imprint:WW Norton & Co
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:688
Edition:1st
Release Date:21 February 2017
Weight:523g
Dimensions:234mm x 142mm x 23mm
About The Author

Jane Dammen McAuliffe

Jane Dammen McAuliffe (Ph.D. University of Toronto), the inaugural director of National and International Outreach at the Library of Congress, is the editor of the six-volume Encyclopaedia of the Quran and the Cambridge Companion to the Quran. She is a former president of Bryn Mawr College and a former dean of arts and sciences at Georgetown University.

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