An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qurʼan
Bannister, Andrew G., 1972-
An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qurʼan Andrew G. Bannister. - Lanham Lexington Books 2014 - xii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-305) and index.
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.
9780739183571 (cloth : alk. paper)
2013050868
Qurʼan--Language, style.
Oral tradition in literature.
Qurʼan as literature.
Orality in literature.
Arabic language--Rhetoric.
PJ6696 BAN / .B26 2014
PJ 6696 BAN
An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qurʼan Andrew G. Bannister. - Lanham Lexington Books 2014 - xii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-305) and index.
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.
9780739183571 (cloth : alk. paper)
2013050868
Qurʼan--Language, style.
Oral tradition in literature.
Qurʼan as literature.
Orality in literature.
Arabic language--Rhetoric.
PJ6696 BAN / .B26 2014
PJ 6696 BAN