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An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qurʼan Andrew G. Bannister.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham Lexington Books 2014Description: xii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780739183571 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • PJ 6696 BAN 23
LOC classification:
  • PJ6696 BAN .B26 2014
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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Books Books JST Library General Stacks PJ<br>Oriental languages and literatures PJ 6696 BAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by Fr. Daniel Madigan SJ, 108562
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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.

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