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Zusatztext Dr Hilali's anticipated publication on the Sanaa palimpsest provides fresh material for the further study of this fascinating document and offers new hypotheses about its origins. I have no doubt that the field of Qur'anic studies will greatly benefit from her insightful study. Informationen zum Autor Asma Hilali is a Research Associate in the Department of Academic Research and Publications at The Institute of Ismaili Studies. She gained her PhD from l'École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris. Dr Hilali has worked in various research centres in Germany, France and the United Kingdom. Her main interest is related to the transmission of religious literature in early and mediaeval Islam, and the issues of how religious texts were used and what impact this use had on their forms and contents. Klappentext An edition and commentary of selected passages of the manuscript known as the 'Sanaa Palimpsest'. The palimpsest provides, in both the upper and lower texts, evidence for how the Qur'an was trasmitted, taught, and written down in the first centuries of Islam. Zusammenfassung An edition and commentary of selected passages of the manuscript known as the 'Sanaa Palimpsest'. The palimpsest provides, in both the upper and lower texts, evidence for how the Qur'an was trasmitted, taught, and written down in the first centuries of Islam. Inhaltsverzeichnis Lists Note on Transliteration, Conventions and Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgements Part I: The Sanaa Palimpsest: History and Text 1: Palimpsests and the Study of the Sanaa Palimpsest I: Palimpsest Studies II: Studies on Qur'an Manuscripts 2: The Sanaa Palimpsest: The Text and Its Usage I: Formal Description II: Lower Text: The Lower Text and the Teaching Circle III: Upper Text: A Work in Progress? Part II: The Sanaa Palimpsest: Annotated Edition Guide to the Edition I: Annotated Edition of the Lower Text II: Anotated Edition of the Upper Text Appendix I: Folios Included in the Edition and Corresponding Qur'anic References Appendix II: Variants and Variations in the Sanaa Palimpsest Bibliography Index of Qur'anic Citations General Index ...
