Fables of the Ancients? - Folklore in the Qur''an

Informationen zum Autor By Alan Dundes Klappentext Given the widespread consensus that the Qur'an was in oral tradition before being committed to written form, it should come as no surprise to learn that the Qur'an still bears the traces of its original oral form. The field of knowledge most concerned wit Zusammenfassung The scholarly identification of formulas and folktales in the Qur'an represents a novel approach to the world-famous religious text. Not only does it provide insight into the basic composition of this sacred document! but also pinpoints and makes accessible many of its principal themes. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Preface 2 Acknowledgments 3 What is the Qur'an 4 Oral Formulaic Theory 5 Oral Formulas in the Qur'an 6 Folktales in the Qur'an 7 Conclusion 8 Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Alan Dundes
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.07.2003
• EAN: 9780742526723
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2672-3
• No. of pages: 104
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions