| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| 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> |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Qurʼan -- Language, style.
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Qurʼan. |
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Language and languages -- Style. |
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Oral tradition in literature.
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Oral tradition in literature. |
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Qurʼan as literature.
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Qurʼan as literature. |
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Orality in literature.
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Orality in literature. |
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Arabic language -- Rhetoric.
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Arabic language -- Rhetoric. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bannister, Andrew G., 1972- Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qurʼan 9780739183571 (DLC) 2013050868 (OCoLC)865536783 |
| ISBN |
9780739183588 (electronic book) |
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0739183583 (electronic book) |
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1306706378 (e-book) |
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9781306706377 (e-book) |
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9780739183571 |
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0739183575 |
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