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The Koran, a very short introduction

Author: M A Cook
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Series: Very short introductions.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The Koran has constituted a remarkably resilient core of identity and continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its fifteenth century. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Cook provides a lucid and direct account of the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in that of traditional Islam. He gives vivid accounts of its role in Muslim civilization, illustrates the diversity of  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Introductions
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: M A Cook
ISBN: 0192853449 9780192853448
OCLC Number: 42861905
Description: 162 p. : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Contents: Preliminaries --
The message of the Koran --The dissemination of the Koran --
The interpretation of the Koran --
The very idea of scripture --
The Koran as codex --
The Koran as text --
The Koran as worship --
The Koran as truth --
The Koran as an object of dogma --
The collection of the Koran --
The Koran in the lifetime of the prophet --
Doubts and puzzles --
Conclusion.
Series Title: Very short introductions.
Responsibility: Michael Cook.
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The Koran has constituted a remarkably resilient core of identity and continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its fifteenth century. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Cook provides a lucid and direct account of the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in that of traditional Islam. He gives vivid accounts of its role in Muslim civilization, illustrates the diversity of interpretations championed by traditional and modern commentators, discusses the processes by which the book took shape, and compares it to other scriptures and classics of the historic cultures of Eurasia.--Publisher description.

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