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| Document Type: | Book |
| Title: | Literary structures of religious meaning in the Qur'an / edited by Issa J. Boullata. |
| Author: | Boullata, Issa J., 1929- |
| Publisher: | Richmond, Surrey : Curzon, 2000. |
| Pages: | xii, 393 p. |
| ISBN: | 0700712569 |
| Notes: | Editorial matter (c) 2000 Issa J. Boullata.Includes index. |
| Bibliographic Note: | Bbliography: p.372-388 |
| Contents: | A literary approach to the hymnic suras of the Qur'an: spirit, gender, and aural intertextuality / Michael Sells -- Major transitions and thematic borders in two long suras: al-Baqara and al-Nisa' / A.H. Mathias Zahniser -- Text and textuality: Q. 3:7 as a point of intersection / Jane Dammen McAuliffe -- Formulaic features of the punishment-stories / Alford T. Welch -- "Desiring the face of God": the Qur'anic symbolism of personal responsibility / Andrew Rippin -- Fawatih al-Suwar: the mysterious letters of the Qur'an / Irfan Shahid -- Referentiality and textuality in Surat al-Hijr: some observations on the Qur'anic "Canonical process" and the emergence of a community / Angelika Neuwirth -- Irony in the Qur'an: a study of the story of Joseph / Mustansir Mir -- Reflections on the dynamics and spirituality of Surat al-Furqan / Anthony H. Johns -- The enchantment of reading: sound, meaning, and expression in Surat al-'Adiyat / Soraya M. Hajjaji-Jarrah -- The aesthetic reception of the Qur'an as reflected in earl |
| Descriptors: | Literary aspectsQur'an -- Qur'an -- Language Trope Metaphor |
| Location: | Oriental Inst., Oxford. OIL BP131.3 BOU |
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