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The Koran: A Very Short Introduction

Paperback • 2000 • English

The Koran: A Very Short Introduction

By Michael Cook

2 Ratings • 4.5 of 5

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About the book

The Koran has constituted a remarkably strong core of identity and continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its fifteenth century. This Very Short Introduction explores the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in traditional Muslim culture. Michael Cook provides a lucid and direct account of the Koran as codex, as scripture, as liturgy, and as the embodiment of truth, and examines its means of formation and dissemination. He also discusses issues of interpretation ...Show more

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9780192853448

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published year

2000

Language

English

Original title

The Koran: A Very Short Introduction

Format

Paperback

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