Buchdetails
Format
Taschenbuch
Seiten
140
Sprache
Portugiesisch
Veröffentlicht
Apr 1, 2006
Verlag
Edições Quasi / Revista Sábado
ISBN-13
9789895521876
Beschreibung
The Koran has constituted a remarkably strong core of identity and continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its 15th century. This Very Short Introduction explores the significance of the Koran both in the end-of-millennium world and in traditional Muslim culture. Michael Cook provides an 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 for certain key verses, demonstrating that fecundity of the text for readers throughout the world.