An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qurʼan

An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qurʼan

by Bannister, Andrew G.

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<Span><span>This unique book uses innovative computerized oral-formulaic analysis of the Arabic text of the Qur'an to demonstrate that much of the Qur'an was composed live in oral performance. It explores the rich oral culture that both predated and preceded the Qur'an's formative period, and shows that only by viewing the Qur'an through an oral lens can one begin to properly understand the process by which it first coalesced.</span></span>

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  • Full title :An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qurʼan / Andrew G. Bannister.

Summary

<Span><span>This unique book uses innovative computerized oral-formulaic analysis of the Arabic text of the Qur'an to demonstrate that much of the Qur'an was composed live in oral performance. It explores the rich oral culture that both predated and preceded the Qur'an's formative period, and shows that only by viewing the Qur'an through an oral lens can one begin to properly understand the process by which it first coalesced.</span></span>

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Lexington Books
  • Place of Publication:Lanham
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2014.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 ressource en ligne

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780739183588, 0739183583, 1306706378, 9781306706377
  • oclc:on1065922151
  • LC Classification:PJ6696
  • Dewey Decimal:297.1/22

Table of Contents

The Qurʼan and narrative biblicist traditions -- The narratival roots of the Islamic tradition -- The development of oral literary theory -- The application of oral-formulaic theory to pre-Islamic arabic poetry -- Mapping the landscape: a computerised formulaic analysis of the Qurʼanic text -- Digging deeper: verse-level formulaic analysis -- Searching for formulaic systems -- Iblis and Adam: a comparative application of computerised and "manual" methods of formulaic analysis to the seven retellings -- Conclusion: The Qurʼan and orality -- Appendix: The Seven Iblis and Adam stories and an English translation.

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Subjects

Arabe (Langue) -- Rhétorique Arabic language -- -Rhetoric Coran (Littérature) Oral tradition in literature Oralité (Psychanalyse) dans la littérat… Orality in literature Qurʼan Qurʼan as literature Ressources Internet Tradition orale dans la littérature

Writers

Bannister, Andrew G.

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