Islam and its Past: Jahiliyya, Late Antiquity, and the Qur'an
Author:   Carol Bakhos (Professor of Late Antique Judaism and Jewish Studies, Professor of Late Antique Judaism and Jewish Studies, University of California) ,  Michael Cook (Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198748496


Pages:   278
Publication Date:   15 June 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Carol Bakhos (Professor of Late Antique Judaism and Jewish Studies, Professor of Late Antique Judaism and Jewish Studies, University of California) ,  Michael Cook (Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.30cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9780198748496


ISBN 10:   0198748493
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   15 June 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Carol Bakhos and Michael Cook: Introduction 1: Reflections on the State of the Art in Western Quraanic Studies 2: Nicolai Sinai: Processes of Literary Growth and Editorial Expansion in Two Medinan Surahs 3: Joseph Witztum: O Believers, Be not as Those who Hurt Moses : Q 33:69 and its Exegesis 4: Patricia Crone: Pagan Arabs as God-fearers 5: Angelika Neuwirth: Locating the Qur'an and Early Islam in the Epistemic Space of Late Antiquity 6: Were there Prophets in the Jahiliyya? 7: Michael Cook: Early Medieval Christian and Muslim Attitudes to Pagan Law: a Comparison 8: Iwona Gajda: Remarks on Monotheism in Ancient South Arabia

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contributions to the volume are of very high quality and are quite useful in introducing readers into some of the more pressing issues facing students in Qur'anic studies and the early history of Islam. * Alfons H. Teipen, Religious Studies Review * Overall, the book is thought-provoking and sheds light on different aspects of current Quranic research. * Valentina A. Grasso, Garth Fowden, University of Cambridge, Journal of the American Oriental Society *


Overall, the book is thought-provoking and sheds light on different aspects of current Quranic research. * Valentina A. Grasso, Garth Fowden, University of Cambridge, Journal of the American Oriental Society *


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Carol Bakhos is Professor of Late Antique Judaism and Jewish Studies at UCLA. Since 2012 she has served as Chair of the Study of Religion program and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion at UCLA. Her publications include The Family of Abraham: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Interpretations (Harvard University Press, 2014) and The Talmud in Its Iranian Context (Mohr Siebeck, 2010). Michael A. Cook is Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. His publications include The Koran: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2000) and Ancient Religions, Modern Politics: The Islamic Case in Comparative Perspective (PUP, 2014).

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