This volume is one of two edited by Andrew Rippin which are designed to complement one another, and to comprehend the principal trends in modern scholarship on the Qur'an. Both volumes are provided with a new introduction by the editor, analysing this scholarship, and providing references for further study. The Qur'an: Formative Interpretation is concerned with the questions that have been addressed within the study of the early interpretation (tafsir) of the Qur'an. These papers exemplify the areas of debate within the field, the need for detailed investigative scholarship of individual texts, and the progress made in the systematic study of these early works.
| ISBN: | 9780860787013 |
| Publication date: | 28th December 1999 |
| Author: | Andrew Rippin |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 385 pages |
| Series: | The Formation of the Classical Islamic World |
| Genres: |
Islam Regional / International studies General and world history Religion: general Literature: history and criticism |
This volume is one of two edited by Andrew Rippin which are designed to complement one another, and to comprehend the principal trends in modern scholarship on the Qur'an. Both volumes are provided with a new introduction by the editor, analysing this scholarship, and providing references for further study. The Qur'an: Formative Interpretation is concerned with the questions that have been addressed within the study of the early interpretation (tafsir) of the Qur'an. These papers exemplify the areas of debate within the field, the need for detailed investigative scholarship of individual texts, and the progress made in the systematic study of these early works.
The Qur'an features in the following genres: Islam, Regional / International studies, General and world history, Religion: general, Literature: history and criticism
The Qur'an is available in Hardback
The Qur'an was written by Andrew Rippin and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
The Qur'an has 385 pages
Yes it is part of The Formation of the Classical Islamic World series
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