Details

Subject(s)

• Qurʼan—Criticism, interpretation, etc [Browse]
• Qurʼan—Hermeneutics [Browse]
• Qurʼan—History [Browse]
• Qurʼan—Reading [Browse]

Summary note

"Walter H. Wagner "opens" the Qur'an by offering a comprehensive and extraordinarily readable, step-by-step introduction to the text, making it accessible to students, teachers, clergy, and general readers interested in Islam and Islam's holy Book." "Wagner first places the prophet Muhammad, the Qur'an, and the early Muslim community in their historical, geographical, and theological contexts. This background is a basis for interpreting the Qur'an and understanding its role in later Muslim developments, as well as for relationships between Muslims, Jews, and Christians. He then looks in detail at specific passages, moving from cherished devotional texts to increasingly difficult and provocative subjects. The selected bibliography serves as a resource for further reading and study. Woven into the discussion are references to Islamic beliefs and practices. Wagner shows great sensitivity toward the challenges to non-Muslims who attempt to interpret the Qur'an, and sympathy for the long struggle to build bridges of mutual trust and honest appreciation between Muslims and non-Muslims."--Jacket.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 502-515) and indexes.

Source of description

Print version record.

Language note

English.

ISBN

• 0268096546 ((e-book))
• 0268158487
• 9780268096540 ((e-book))
• 9780268158484

OCLC

636890138

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