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Author Lawrence, Bruce B, author.

Title The Koran in English : a biography / Bruce B. Lawrence.

Publication Info. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2017]

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 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction  297.1 Law    ---  Available
Description xxviii, 247 pages ; 20 cm.
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series Lives of great religious books
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preface -- 1. Muhammad and revelation -- 2. The orientalist Koran -- 3. The South Asian Koran -- 4. The virtual Koran and beyond -- 5. The Koran up close -- 6. The politics of Koran translation -- 7. The graphic Koran -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Koran translations in English -- Notes -- Index.
Subject Qur'an -- Translations into English -- History and criticism.
ISBN 9780691155586
0691155585

 
    
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