Quranic Studies - Sources and Methods of Scriptural Interpretation (Hardcover)

One of the most innovative thinkers in the field of Islamic Studies was John Wansbrough (1928-2002), affiliated throughout his career with London University's School of Oriental and African Studies. Critiquing the traditional accounts of the origins of the Quran (Koran) as historically unreliable and heavily influenced by religious dogma, Wansbrough suggested radically new interpretations very different from the views of both the Muslim orthodoxy and most Western scholars. He maintained that the entire corpus of early Islamic documentation should be interpreted as literature written in the service of religious faith, not as objective history describing events as they really happened. This new edition contains a valuable assessment of Wansbrough's contributions by Andrew Rippin (professor of history, University of Victoria) and many useful textual notes by Herbert Berg (associate professor of philosophy and religion, University of North Carolina at Wilmington).

General

Imprint:	Prometheus Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2004
First published:	August 2004
Authors:	John Wansbrough
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	340
ISBN-13:	978-1-59102-201-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam Promotions
LSN:	1-59102-201-0
Barcode:	9781591022015

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