{"product_id":"the-composition-of-the-quran-9781474227483","title":"The Composition of the Quran","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichel Cuypers \u003c\/b\u003eis Researcher at the IDEO, the Dominican Institute of Oriental Studies, Cairo, Egypt. He has published numerous articles and is the author of\u003ci\u003e The Banquet: A Reading of the Fifth Sura of the Qur'an\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Composition of the Qur’an\u003c\/i\u003e Cuypers presents an innovative method for reading the Qur'an, one based on the principle that the Islamic scripture shares with other Semitic texts certain rhetorical structures which have long been missed by Muslim and non-Muslim scholars alike.  \u003ci\u003eThe Composition of the Qur’an\u003c\/i\u003e is thus an innovative and important work which should become standard reading for all students of the Qur'an. -- Gabriel Said Reynolds, Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology, University of Notre Dame, USA\u003cbr\u003eMichel Cuypers is one of the leading experts in his field and this book is a unique addition to his body of work. Set around informative and well-structured discussions, this book is innovative in its treatment and focus, and the framework used for exploring the subject is highly sophisticated. -- Mustafa Shah, Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies, SOAS University of London, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1. The Question of the coherence of the Qur'anic Text 2. Binarity and Parataxis, two Characteristics of Qur’anic Rhetoric 3. The Levels of Composition 4. The Figures of Composition 5. The Center of Concentric Composition 6. The Work of Analysis and Re-Writing 7. Context, Intertext and Interpretation 8. Looking Ahead Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515772330327,"sku":"9781474227483","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-composition-of-the-quran-9781474227483","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}