The Art of Reciting the Qur'an /

The Art of Reciting the Qur'an / / Kristina Nelson.

For the Muslim faithful, the familiar sound of the Qurʾanic recitation is the predominant and most immediate means of contact with the Word of God. Heard day and night, on the street, in taxis, in shops, in mosques, and in homes, the sound of recitation is far more than the pervasive background musi...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Nelson, Kristina,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (270 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Transcription Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Text: The Qur'an
  • 2. Tajwid
  • 3. The Sama' Polemic
  • 4. The Ideal Recitation of the Qur'an Issues
  • 5. The Sound of Qur'anic Recitation
  • 6. Maintaining the Ideal Recitation of the Qur'an
  • 7. Overlap and Separation: The Dynamics of Perception and Response
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Consultants
  • Appendix B. The Seven Ahruf and the Qira'at
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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