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Record Nr.

UNINA9910772088103321

Titolo

Structural dividers in the Qur'an / / edited by Marianna Klar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taylor & Francis, 2021

New York : , : Routledge, , 2020

ISBN

1-00-301045-8

1-000-21066-9

1-003-01045-8

1-000-21054-5

Edizione

[1.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (419 pages)

Collana

Routledge studies in the Qurʼān

Altri autori (Persone)

ZellentinHolger M. <1976-.>

Disciplina

297.1226

Soggetti

Qurʼan as literature

RELIGION / Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings

RELIGION / Islam / General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Beyond ring composition : a comparison of formal features in Sūrat al-ʿAlaq (Q 96) and Bavli Bava Batra 8a* / Holger Zellentin.

Sommario/riassunto

"This volume showcases a wide range of contemporary approaches to the identification of literary structures within Qur'anic surahs. Recent academic studies of the Qur'an have taken an increasing interest in the concept of the surah as a unity and, with it, the division of complete surahs into consecutive sections or parts. Part One presents a series of case studies focussing on individual Qur'anic surahs. Nevin Reda analyzes the structure of Sūrat Āl ʻImrān (Q 3), Holger Zellentin looks at competing structures within Sūrat al-ʻAlaq (Q 96), and A.H. Mathias Zahniser provides an exploration of the ring structures that open Sūrat Maryam (Q 19). Part Two then focusses on three discrete aspects of the text. Nora K. Schmid assesses the changing structural function of oaths, Marianna Klar evaluates how rhythm, rhyme, and morphological parallelisms combine in order to produce texture and cohesion, while Salwa El-Awa considers the structural impact of connectives and other discourse markers with specific reference to Sūrat Ṭāhā (Q 20). The final section of the volume juxtaposes contrasting attitudes to the



discernment of diachronic seams Devin Stewart examines surah-medial oracular oaths, Muhammad Abdel Haleem questions a range of instances where suggestions of disjointedness have historically been raised, and Nicolai Sinai. explores the presence of redactional layers within Sūrat al-Nisāʼ (Q 4) and Sūrat al-Māʼidah (Q 5). Bringing a combination of different approaches to Qur'an structure into a single book, written by well-established and emerging voices in Qur'anic studies, the work will be an invaluable resource to academics researching Islam, religious studies, and languages and literatures in general"--