The al-Baqara crescendo: understanding the Qurʼanʼs style, narrative structure, and running themes

"This book is a study of the poetics of Qurʼanic narrative, specifically the poetics of Surat al-Baqara, the second and longest sura in the Qurʼan. It argues that the sura, which has often been dismissed by Orientalist critics as a jumbled collection of unrelated material, can be appreciated as...

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Auteur principal: Reda, Nevin 1965- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Montreal Kingston London Chicago McGill-Queen's University Press 2017
Dans:Année: 2017
Collection/Revue:Advancing studies in religion 1
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
Sujets non-standardisés:B Qurʼan. Sūrat al-Baqarah Commentaries
B Qurʼan Commentaries Qurʼan
B RELIGION ; Islam ; General
B Electronic books Commentaries
B Commentaries
B Qurʼan
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Print versionReda, Nevin, 1965-, author: Al-Baqara crescendo
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Résumé:"This book is a study of the poetics of Qurʼanic narrative, specifically the poetics of Surat al-Baqara, the second and longest sura in the Qurʼan. It argues that the sura, which has often been dismissed by Orientalist critics as a jumbled collection of unrelated material, can be appreciated as a coherent composition by approaching it as an oral text, that is, by paying attention to oral structural markers such as repetition."--
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0773548874