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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791071603321

Autore

Yazicioglu Isra <1978->

Titolo

Understanding the Qur'anic miracle stories in the modern age / / Isra Yazicioglu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-271-06257-6

0-271-06256-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Collana

Signifying (on) Scriptures

Disciplina

297.122601

Soggetti

Islam - Doctrines - History

Miracles (Islam)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

In Defense of a literal reading of miracles: Ghazali's case for contingency and grace -- A cautious approach to miracle stories: Ibn Rushdss  case for rationalism and divine wisdom -- David Hume on empiricism, common sense, and miracles -- Charles S. Peirce on pragmatism, science, and miracles -- Said Nursi's contemporary reading of Qur'anic miracle  stories--Qur'anic hermeneutics in the modern age.

Sommario/riassunto

"Explores the implications of Quranic miracle stories for the modern era. Examines the medieval Muslim debate over miracles, and connects its insights with early and late modern turning points in modern Western thought as well as contemporary Quranic interpretation"--