Familiar spirits in the Qurʾān: retracing the origins of the jinn
The fact that the Qur 'an made no attempt to introduce the jinn suggests that its initial audience was already familiar with them in some way. Yet it remains unclear as to who this audience was, what preconceptions they might have had, and whence they derived them. Scholarship on this problem h...
Subtitles: | Theme section / Sezione monografica: Angels, watchers, giants reimagined in early Judaism, Christianity and Islam |
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Ed. Morcelliana
2019
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In: |
Henoch
Year: 2019, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 243-261 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jinn
/ Koran
/ Islam
/ Demon
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RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam HB Old Testament |