A Woman's 'Self-Wronging': A Gender Subtheme in the Qur'anic Encounter Between Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

This article examines the encounter between Solomon and the fascinating, but intricate Queen of Sheba in the Qur'an (Q27:15-44). By taking a literary approach to the Qur'anic narrative itself (and not later interpretations as have been the focus of both the Muslim tradition and in the fiel...

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Main Author: Christiansen, Johanne Louise (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2018]
In: Literature and theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 32, Issue: 4, Pages: 397-422
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
FD Contextual theology
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