LEADER 03617nam 2200457 450 001 9910160344703321 005 20170512085508.0 010 $a0-7735-4888-2 010 $a0-7735-4887-4 024 7 $a10.1515/9780773548879 035 $a(CKB)3710000001022130 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4787342 035 $a(DE-B1597)655104 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780773548879 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001022130 100 $a20170130h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe al-Baqara crescendo $eunderstanding the Qur?an?s style, narrative structure, and running themes /$fNevin Reda 210 1$aMontreal & Kingston, Quebec ;$aLondon, [England] ;$aChicago, [Illinois] :$cMcGill-Queen's University Press,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (175 pages) 225 0 $aAdvancing Studies in Religion Series 311 $a0-7735-4885-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tTables -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tHow to Read the Qur?an Holistically: Understanding the Rationale -- $tBeginning at the Beginning: Al-F?ti?a as a Prelude to Surat al-Baqara -- $tSymmetry and a Mounting Dynamic: Al-Baqara?s Skeletal Outline -- $tThematic Affirmation: Al-Baqara?s Chiastic Structure -- $t?God as Guide?: Surat al-Baqara?s Running Theme in the Divine Self-Revelatory Reading -- $tPlacing Humanity at the Focal Point: ?Responsibility? as the Pedagogical Running Theme of Surat al-Baqara -- $tWindows into the Tradition: Al-Biq??? and al-?ab??ab??? on Surat al-Baqara -- $tConclusion -- $tAppendix -- $tGlossary -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aRecent manuscript evidence from al-Jami` al-Kabir in ?an ?a? suggests that the Qur?an took its final shape well before 671 CE. Irrespective, however, of who composed it or when it was compiled, questions remain about whether the Qur?an followed any kind of preconceived plan or compositional schema that makes sense in today?s world. In The al-Baqara Crescendo, Nevin Reda introduces a bold new avenue of research: the poetics of Qur'anic narrative structure. Focusing on Surat al-Baqara, the longest and most challenging of the suras, she explores the beauty and rationale behind the Qur'an?s unusual organization. Reda argues that the sura ? often dismissed by Muslim traditionalists and Orientalist critics as a baffling collection of disjointed material ? can be appreciated as a coherent composition if it is approached as a spoken text. Calling attention to oral organizational techniques such as repetition, this book?s repertoire of figures showcases Surat al-Baqara?s ingenious layout and pinpoints the sophisticated meanings that are embedded within it. Incorporating insights from literary theory and Biblical studies, the author advances inclusivity and intercultural bridge-building in the study of scripture. In an engaging narrative that is bound to captivate and challenge the reader, Reda communicates a deep love and thorough command of her subject, all while presenting a significant new development in Islamic feminist hermeneutics. 606 $aRELIGION / General$2bisacsh 615 7$aRELIGION / General. 676 $a297.1229 700 $aReda$b Nevin$0985119 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910160344703321 996 $aThe al-Baqara crescendo$92251335 997 $aUNINA