One and the Many - The Early History of the Qur''an

This revelatory account of early Islam's great plurality, by the world's leading scholar of early Qur'anic manuscripts, shows that the Qur'an long remained open to textual diversity, and that Muhammad himself was more concerned with the meaning than the letter of the divine message.

About the author

François Déroche, professor at the Collège de France, is the world's foremost authority on early Qur'anic manuscripts and a leading scholar of the history of the Arabic book. Malcolm DeBevoise has translated more than forty works from French and Italian in every branch of scholarship. He is a three-time winner of the French-American Foundation translation prize for nonfiction.

Summary

A revelatory account of early Islam’s great diversity by the world’s leading scholar of early Qur’anic manuscripts

Product details

• Authors: Francois Deroche, Deroche Francois
• Assisted by: Malcolm Debevoise (Translation), DeBevoise Malcolm (Translation)
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9780300251326
• ISBN: 978-0-300-25132-6
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, RELIGION / Islam / History, RELIGION / Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings, Theology, History of Religion, Islamic Theology, The Koran (Qur’an), The Koran