{"product_id":"the-blackwell-companion-to-the-quran-isbn-9781405188203","title":"The Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an\u003c\/i\u003e is a reader’s guide, a true companion for anyone who wishes to read and understand the Qur’an as a text and as a vital piece of Muslim life.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises over 30 original essays by leading scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides exceptionally broad coverage - considering the structure, content and rhetoric of the Qur’an; how Muslims have interpreted the text and how they interact with it; and the Qur’an’s place in Islam\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures notes, an extensive bibliography, indexes of names, Qur’an citations, topics, and technical terms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Contributors. \u003cp\u003ePreface (Andrew Rippin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Orientation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introducing (Tamara Sonn).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Discovering (Christopher Buck).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Contextualizing (Abdullah Saeed).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II: Text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Linguistic Structure (Salwa M.S. El-Awa).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Patterns of Address (Rosalind Ward Gwynne).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Language (Mustansir Mir).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Poetry and Language (Navid Kermani).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Foreign Vocabulary (Michael Carter).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Structure and the Emergence of Community (Angelika Neuwirth).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Sacrality and Collection (Aliza Shnizer).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Written Transmission (Francois Deroche).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Context: Muhammad (Herbert Berg).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Context: 'Umar b. al-Khattab (Avraham Hakim).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Content.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. God (Andrew Rippin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Prophets and Prophethood (Uri Rubin)].\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Moses (Brannon Wheeler).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Argumentation (Kate Zebiri).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Knowing and Thinking (A.H. Mathias Zahniser).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Sex, Sexuality, and the Family (Khaleel Mohammed).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Jihad (Reuven Firestone).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Interpretation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Hermeneutics: al-Tha'labi (Marianna Klar).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Stories of the Prophets (Marianna Klar).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Sufism (Alan Goldas).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Rumi (Jawid Mojaddedi).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Twelver Shi I Ta wil (Diana Steigerwald).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Isma ili Ta wil (Diana Steigerwald).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Application.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Exegetical Sciences (Jane Dammen McAuliffe).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Theology (Binyamin Abrahamov).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Jurisprudence (A. Kevin Reinhart).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. Contemporary Ethical Issues (Leah Kinberg).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Narrative Literature (Roberto Tottoli).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Recitation (Anna M. Gade).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of People, Places and Topics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Qur’ an Verses.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e Choice \u003ci\u003eOutstanding Academic Title for 2007\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This substantial volume, consisting of 30 original essays on the Qur'an by leading authorities in the field, is undoubtedly the best single-volume introduction to Islam's sacred text currently available in English … The editor has done a superb job in putting together a volume of generally high-quality essays that will serve the needs of a serious reading public, and also constitute an ideal text for introductory courses on the Qur'an at the university and college level. Essential.” \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c!--end--\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This scholarly publication should be available in all academic libraries\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Muslim World Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Rippin has kept his feet on the ground with this impressive collection of some 30 analyses of contemporary – mainly exegetical – issues associated with Qur’anic studies.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A thorough, scholarly introduction to the complexities of the Qur’an as both a religious text and as a work of literature.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMiddle East Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"These articles cover important and understudied traditions of quranic exegesis.\" \u003ci\u003eBulletin of the school of Oriental and African Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAndrew Rippin\u003c\/b\u003e is Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Professor of Islamic History at the University of Victoria, Canada. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2006.  \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal resource for anyone who wishes to read and understand the Qur’an as a text and as a vital piece of Muslim life. The volume is divided into accessible sections, including an initial orientation to the text for the first-time reader. The Companion then goes on to consider: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe structure of the Qur’an, asking why it looks the way it does\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe content of the Qur’an and what the text is about\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe rhetoric of the Qur’an and how it conveys its message\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow Muslims have interpreted the text\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe place of the Qur’an in the religion of Islam\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe manifestation of the Qur’an in the world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe main body of the book comprises over 30 original essays written by leading scholars in the field. 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