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This volume is the first trilateral exploration of medieval scriptural interpretation. The vast literature written during the medieval period is one of both great diversity and numerous cross-cultural similarities. These essays explore this rich heritage of biblical and qur'anic interpretation.

The initial years (126-145) of al-Mansur's reign presented several significant challenges to nascent Abbasid hegemony, and the resulting confrontations constitute the central focus of this section of Tabari's Tarikh. After Abu Jafar succeeded his brother Abu al-Abbas as caliph, the second of the Abbasid dynasty, he moved against his recalcitrant uncle, Abdallah b. Ali, and against the potential threat that he perceived in the person of the com...

This volume would serve as a wonderful course book for undergraduates and graduates, one that illustrates both the signal differences and the surprising parallels within and among the three Abrahamic traditions of scriptural exegesis."--Speculum "Indispensable ... deserves an honored place on the shelves of public and private research libraries everywhere."--Catholic Biblical Quarterly "A rich feast ... the three 'courses' of the book offer si...

Features alphabetical entries with the publication of volume Five.

The initial years of al-Mansur's reign presented several significant challenges to nascent Abbasid hegemony, and the resulting confrontations constitute the central focus of this section of Tabari's Tarikh.

The projected publication date for Volume Four is autumn 2004, and autumn 2005 for Volume Five.

Features alphabetical entries with the publication of volume Five.

Features alphabetical entries with the publication of volume Five.

Features alphabetical entries with the publication of volume Five.

This Norton Critical Edition is based on a revised and annotated version of the Pickthall translation of the Qur'an. Topics include the scholarly traditions of the study of qur'anic origins, the centuries of commentary, analysis and intellectual dissemination that have created a library of qur'anic literature, the history of translations, and the ways the Qur'an informs Muslim life and culture. Also included are texts representing the full spe...

Features alphabetical entries with the publication of volume Five.

Drawing upon a rich scholarly heritage, Brill's "Encyclopaedia of the Qur'?n" (EQ) combines alphabetically-arranged articles about the contents of the Qur'?n. It is an encyclopaedic dictionary of qur'?nic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis extended with essays on the most important themes and subjects within qur'?nic studies. With nearly 1000 entries in 6 volumes, the "EQ" is the first comprehensive, mul...

An introduction to the Qur'an (Koran), a text that has guided the lives of millions.