Composition of Surat Maryam - Rhetorical Analysis

This book studies the composition or structure of S¿rat Maryam - the 19th s¿ra of the Qur'an - according to the principles of Semitic rhetoric.

List of contents

1. General outline of S¿rat Maryam 2. First sequence (1-63), Recollection of God's mercy towards his prophets 3. Second sequence (64-74), Angels comfort Muhammad 4. Third sequence (75-98), Eschatology and polemic on divine filiation 5. Structure of the whole s¿ra (1-98) 6. A holy history of Biblical prophets (1-74) 7. General conclusion

About the author

Michel Cuypers is a member researcher at the Dominican Institute of Oriental Studies, Cairo. He specialized in the study of the composition (näm) of the Qu'ran and received an international prize for his book The Banquet: A Reading of the Fifth Sura of the Qur'an (2009).
A.H. Mathias Zahniser, Ph.D., 1973, a student of Georg Krotkoff, completed his dissertation on al-J¿hiz's Kit¿b al-'Uthm¿niyya, and has taught at Central Michigan University, Asbury Seminary and Greenville College, where he is Scholar-in-Residence.

Summary

This book studies the composition or structure of Surat Maryam – the 19th sura of the Qur’an – according to the principles of Semitic rhetoric.

Product details

• Authors: Michel Cuypers, Michel Zahniser Cuypers, Cuypers Michel, A.H. Mathias Zahniser
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032853567
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3285356-7
• No. of pages: 120
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Qur'an
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, RELIGION / Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings, Religion: general, Christianity, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, The Koran (Qur’an), Biblical Studies & Exegesis, The Koran, Qur'an;Sura 19;Maryam;Rhetorical Analysis;Surah