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Keys to the Arcana
(Translated By Toby Mayer)
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Description for Keys to the Arcana
hardcover. A scholarly edition of the twelfth century Qur'anic commentary by Mu.hammad b. 'Abd al-Karim al- Shahrastani. Dr Toby Mayer presents the Arabic text with English translation, introduction and contextual notes. Shahrastani uses a form of linguistic analysis to unearth the esoteric meanings of the Qur'anic verses. Translator(s): Mayer, Toby. Series: Qur'Anic Studies. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white tables, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; 3H; HRHS; HRHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 38. Weight in Grams: 630. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Illustrated covers, no dj as issued, remains very good
Only preserved in a single manuscript in Tehran, this remarkable twelfth-century Qur'anic commentary by Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Karim al- Shahrastānī marks the achievement of a lifelong, arduous quest for knowledge. Shahrastānī began writing Mafatih al-asrār or Keys to the Arcana towards the end of his life and the work reflects the brilliant radicalism of his more private religious views. The introduction and opening chapter of this virtually unknown work is presented here in a bilingual edition, which also includes an introduction and contextual notes by Dr Toby Mayer. In Keys to the Arcana, Shahrastānī breaks down the text of ... Read more
Only preserved in a single manuscript in Tehran, this remarkable twelfth-century Qur'anic commentary by Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Karim al- Shahrastānī marks the achievement of a lifelong, arduous quest for knowledge. Shahrastānī began writing Mafatih al-asrār or Keys to the Arcana towards the end of his life and the work reflects the brilliant radicalism of his more private religious views. The introduction and opening chapter of this virtually unknown work is presented here in a bilingual edition, which also includes an introduction and contextual notes by Dr Toby Mayer. In Keys to the Arcana, Shahrastānī breaks down the text of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Qur'Anic Studies
Number of Pages
412
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199533657
SKU
KSG0034724
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Reviews for Keys to the Arcana
This volume is a valuable contribution that presents a major Islamic thinker in new light, on the basis of a sound translation of one of his most important writings.
Carl W. Ernst, Journal of Shi's Islamic Studies.
an important text ... Mayer's translation itself is fluid yet precise ... there is little doubt that the book will be ... Read more
Carl W. Ernst, Journal of Shi's Islamic Studies.
an important text ... Mayer's translation itself is fluid yet precise ... there is little doubt that the book will be ... Read more