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020 _a9780192853448
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100 _aCook, Michael
245 _aKoran : A Very Short Introduction
260 _bOxford University Press
_aOxford
_c2000
300 _a162
440 _aVery Short Introductions
520 _aThe Koran has constituted a remarkably strong core of identity and continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its fifteenth century. This Very Short Introduction explores the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in traditional Muslim culture. Michael Cook provides a lucid and direct account of the Koran as codex, as scripture, as liturgy, and as the embodiment of truth, and examines its means of formation and dissemination. He also discusses issues of interpretation for certain key verses, demonstrating that fecundity of the text for readers throughout the world.
650 _aKoran
650 _aReligion
650 _aIslam 
650 _aIslamic Studies
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