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The Qur´an: A Norton Critical Edition
Jane Dammen McAuliffe (Ed.)
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Description for The Qur´an: A Norton Critical Edition
Paperback. Jane McAuliffe introduces the Qur'an as a living scripture, preparing readers for an informed encounter with the text. Editor(s): McAuliffe, Jane Dammen. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 680 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRHS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
This Norton Critical Edition is based on a revised and annotated version of the Pickthall translation of the Qur’an. Topics include the scholarly traditions of the study of qur’anic origins; the centuries of commentary, analysis and intellectual dissemination that have created a library of qur’anic literature; the history of translations; and the ways the Qur’an informs Muslim life and culture. Also included are texts representing the full spectrum of Islamic religious thought and a selected bibliography.
This Norton Critical Edition is based on a revised and annotated version of the Pickthall translation of the Qur’an. Topics include the scholarly traditions of the study of qur’anic origins; the centuries of commentary, analysis and intellectual dissemination that have created a library of qur’anic literature; the history of translations; and the ways the Qur’an informs Muslim life and culture. Also included are texts representing the full spectrum of Islamic religious thought and a selected bibliography.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
Series
Norton Critical Editions
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393927054
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V9780393927054
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About Jane Dammen McAuliffe (Ed.)
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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