The Quran in context : : historical and literary investigations into the Quranic milieu / / edited by Angelika Neuwirth, Nicolai Sinai, Michael Marx.

• Superior document: Texts and studies on the Quran ; v. 6
• TeilnehmendeR: Neuwirth, Angelika.; Sinai, Nicolai, 1976-; Marx, Michael.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Texts and studies on the Quran ; v. 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (872 p.)
• Notes: "This volume has emerged from the conference 'Historische Sondierungen und methodische Reflexionen zur Korangenese: Wege zur Rekonstruktion des vorkanonischen Koran' January 2004, Berlin"--T.p. verso.

Although recent scholarship has increasingly situated the Qur'ān in the historical context of Late Antiquity, such a perspective is only rarely accompanied by the kind of microstructural literary analysis routinely applied to the Bible. The present volume seeks to redress this lack of contact between literary and historical studies. Contributions to the first part of the volume address various general aspects of the Qur’an’s political, economic, linguistic, and cultural context, while the second part contains a number of close readings of specific Qur’ānic passages in the light of Judeo-Christian tradition and ancient Arabic poetry, as well as discussions of the Qur’ān’s internal chronology and transmission history. Throughout, special emphasis is given to methodological questions. This title is available as paperback .

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / A. Neuwirth , N. Sinai and Marx -- Introduction / Nicolai Sinai and Angelika Neuwirth -- The Martyrs Of Najrān And The End Of The Himyar: On The Political History Of South Arabia In The Early Sixth Century / Norbert Nebes -- Arabia In Late Antiquity: An Outline Of The Cultural Situation In The Peninsula At The Time Of Muhammad / Barbara Finster -- Mecca On The Caravan Routes In Pre-Islamic Antiquity / Mikhail D. Bukharin -- Early Islam In The Light Of Christian And Jewish Sources / Harald Suermann -- The Evolving Representation Of The Early Islamic Empire And Its Religion On Coin Imagery / Stefan Heidemann -- Arabo-Aramaic And ‘Arabiyya: From Ancient Arabic To Early Standard Arabic, 200 Ce–600 Ce / Ernst Axel Knauf -- Literacy In Pre-Islamic Arabia: An Analysis Of The Epigraphic Evidence / Peter Stein -- Arabs And Arabic In The Age Of The Prophet / Jan Retsö -- Sources For The History Of Pre-Islamic Religion / Tilman Seidensticker -- The ʿibād Of Al-Ḥīra: An Arab Christian Community In Late Antique Iraq / Isabel Toral-Niehoff -- An Early Christian Arabic Account Of The Creation Of The World / Kirill Dmitriev -- The Qurʾan And The Prophet’S Poet: Two Poems / Kaʿb B. Mālik and Agnes Imhof -- The Qurʾan As Process / Nicolai Sinai -- Quantitative Text Analysis And Its Application To The Qurʾan: Some Preliminary Considerations / Nora K. Schmid -- Al-Ḥawāmīm: Intertextuality And Coherence In Meccan Surahs / Islam Dayeh -- The House Of Abraham And The House Of Amram: Genealogy, Patriarchal Authority, And Exegetical Professionalism / Angelika Neuwirth -- Glimpses Of A Mariology In The Qurʾan: From Hagiography To Theology Via Religious-Political Debate / Michael Marx -- The \'Seal Of The Prophets\': Towards An Understanding Of Muhammad’S Prophethood / Hartmut Bobzin -- Reading The Qurʾan As Homily: The Case Of Sarah’S Laughter / Gabriel Said Reynolds -- The Qurʾanic Commandment Of Writing Down Loan Agreements (Q 2:282)—Perspectives Of A Comparison With Rabbinical Law / Reimund Leicht -- Islam In Its Arabian Context / François De Blois -- Lost In Philology? The Virgins Of Paradise And The Luxenberg Hypothesis / Stefan Wild -- The Etymological Fallacy And Qur’Anic Studies: Muhammad, Paradise, And Late Antiquity / Walid A. Saleh -- The Relevance Of Early Arabic Poetry For Qur’Anic Studies Including Observations On Kull And On Q 22:27, 26:225, And 52:31 / Thomas Bauer -- Qurʾanic Readings Of The Psalms / Angelika Neuwirth -- The Codification Of The Qurʾan: A Comment On The Hypotheses Of Burton And Wansbrough / Gregor Schoeler -- The Second Maşāhif Project: A Step Towards The Canonization Of The Qur’Anic Text / Omar Hamdan -- List Of Contributors / A. Neuwirth , N. Sinai and Marx -- Index Of Qurʾanic References / A. Neuwirth , N. Sinai and Marx -- Index Of References To Biblical , Jewish, And Christian Sources / A. Neuwirth , N. Sinai and Marx -- Index Of Names (Persons, Tribal Groups, Places, And Buildings) / A. Neuwirth , N. Sinai and Marx -- Index Of Subjects / A. Neuwirth , N. Sinai and Marx.