NES 2556 - [Introduction to the Quran]

(crosslisted)
(also JWST 2556, RELST 2556)(GHB) (CA-AS)

Spring. 3 credits.

Next offered 2014-2015.

S. Toorawa.

In this course, a literary, historical and religious introduction to the Qur’an-a book that has become a source of spiritual guidance and law for a billion and a half people the world over-we explore: the circumstances of the Qur’an’s revelation; its written compilation (or redaction); its narrative structure; its rhetorical strategies; its major themes; its connections to and departures from the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament; Qur’an commentary and exegesis; translation and the problems associated with it; the impact of the Qur’an on political and religious thought; and the influence of the Qur’an on literature. All material in English. No prerequisites.