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Author Wagner, Walter H., 1935-

Title Opening the Qur'an : introducing Islam's holy book / Walter H. Wagner.

Publication Info. Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  297.122 W125O    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  297.1226 W135O    Check Shelf
Description xix, 547 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 502-515) and indexes.
Contents Risks, perspectives, and understandings -- Basic narratives for Judaism and Christianity -- Islam's basic narrative and core positions -- The setting : reflections on Arabia -- Times and the messenger -- The origin, transmission, and structures of the Qur'an -- Interpreting the Qur'an -- Four cherished passages -- The Qur'an on the end of this world and life in the hereafter -- The Qur'an on woman and women -- The Qur'an on biblical figures, Jews and Christians -- The Qur'an on justice and jihad -- Challenges from the Qur'an -- Challenges to the Qur'an -- The Qur'an opened and open -- Appendix A : traditional names and orders of surahs -- Appendix B : biblical figures mentioned in the Qur'an -- Appendix C : glossary of key terms.
Subject Qurʼan -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Qurʼan -- Hermeneutics.
Qurʼan -- Reading.
Qurʼan -- History.
ISBN 9780268044152 cloth alkaline paper
0268044155 cloth alkaline paper
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