Mohammad Salama: God's Other Book, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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"This book is bold, timely, and uncompromising, demanding to be read carefully for its erudite argument. Through ample evidence, a reimagined interpretive frame, and analytical acumen, Salama offers insights into the irony of Western scholarship on the Qurʼān: its effort to draw the Muslim scripture into a late antique landscape overlooks reading practices sensitive to the text's agency and indigeneity."--Asad Q. Ahmed, Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at University of California, Berkeley

"In showing why the Qurʼān must be seen as an authentically Arabian and truly revolutionary literary accomplishment, Salama provides a welcome corrective to Euro-American Qurʼānic studies. A milestone in the field."--Stefan Sperl, Professor Emeritus of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies at SOAS, University of London
"The field of Qur'anic studies has been dominated by arguments for contextualizing the Qur'an within the broader milieu of Late Antiquity with some scholars making the case that its origin lies outside of the Arabian Peninsula. In this erudite and powerfully argued book, Salama makes an important intervention in Qur'anic studies, challenging these paradigms and asserting the unquestionable, but too often overlooked, 'Arabicity' of the Qur'an. Importantly, he argues that one can only properly understand the Qur'an--and the powerful effect it had among its first audience--through a full appreciation of pre-Islamic poetry and the culture it bears witness to."--Maria M. Dakake, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, George Mason University