Understanding the Qurʾanic Miracle Stories in the Modern Age

The Qur¿an contains many miracle stories, from Moses's staff turning into a serpent to Mary's conceiving Jesus as a virgin. In Understanding the Qur¿anic Miracle Stories in the Modern Age, Isra Yazicioglu explores the ways in which meaningful implications have been drawn from these apparently strange narratives in both the premodern and modern eras. She fleshes out a fascinating medieval Muslim debate over miracles and connects its insights with early and late modern turning points in Western thought and with contemporary Qur¿anic interpretation. Building on an apparent tension within the Qur¿an and analyzing crucial cases of classical and modern Muslim engagement with these miracle stories, Yazicioglu illustrates how an apparent site of conflict between faith and reason, or revelation and science, can become a site of fruitful exchange.

About the author

Isra Yazicioglu is Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at St. Joseph’s University.

Summary

Explores the implications of Quranic miracle stories for the modern era. Examines the medieval Muslim debate over miracles, and connects its insights with early and late modern turning points in modern Western thought as well as contemporary Quranic interpretation.

Product details

• Authors: Isra Yazicioglu, Isra (St. Joseph's University) Yazicioglu
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2015
• EAN: 9780271061573
• ISBN: 978-0-271-06157-3
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 386 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Signifying on Scriptures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Islam, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Islam / General, RELIGION / Islam / History, RELIGION / Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings, Philosophy of religion, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, The Koran