The Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an

Front Cover
Andrew Rippin
Wiley, Jul 12, 2006 - Religion - 576 pages
The Blackwell Companion to the Qur’an 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.
  • Comprises over 30 original essays by leading scholars
  • Provides 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
  • Features notes, an extensive bibliography, indexes of names, Qur’an citations, topics, and technical terms

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The Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an
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About the author (2006)

Andrew Rippin 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.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an
Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
EditorAndrew Rippin
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherWiley, 2006
ISBN1405117524, 9781405117524
Length576 pages
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Religion / Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings
  
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