The Silent Qur'an and the Speaking Qur'an : : Scriptural Sources of Islam Between History and Fervor / / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi.
Two major events occurred in the early centuries of Islam that determined its historical and spiritual development in the centuries that followed: the formation of the sacred scriptures, namely the Qur'an and the Hadith, and the chronic violence that surrounded the succession of the Prophet, ma...
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| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- A Word to the Reader
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Violence and Scripture in the Book of Sulaym ibn Qays
- 2. Qur'anic Recensions and Political Tendencies
- 3. The Necessity of Hermeneutics
- 4. The Emergence of Gnosis
- 5. Perfecting a Religion
- Epilogue
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index