The History of the Qurʾān - (Texts and Studies on the Qurʾān) (Paperback)
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This first complete translation of Theodor Nöldeke's The History of the Qurʾān offers a foundational work of modern Qurʾānic studies to the English-speaking public.
About the Author: Wolfgang Behn has translated several works from German, Dutch and Arabic and collected, compiled and published four bibliographies, including the Concise Biographical Companion to Index Islamicus (Brill, 2004).
666 Pages
Social Science, Islamic Studies
Series Name: Texts and Studies on the Qurʾān
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About the Book
This first complete translation of Theodor Nöldeke's The History of the Qurʾān offers a foundational work of modern Qur'anic studies to the English-speaking public. Nöldeke's original publication, as revised and expanded over nearly three quarters of a century by his scholarly successors, Friedrich Schwally, Gotthelf Bergsträsser and Otto Pretzl, remains an indispensable resource for any scholarly work on the text of the Qurʾān.
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This first complete translation of Theodor Nöldeke's The History of the Qurʾān offers a foundational work of modern Qurʾānic studies to the English-speaking public. Nöldeke's original publication, as revised and expanded over nearly three quarters of a century by his scholarly successors, Friedrich Schwally, Gotthelf Bergsträsser and Otto Pretzl, remains an indispensable resource for any scholarly work on the text of the Qurʾān. Nöldeke's segmentation of the surahs into three Meccan periods and a Medinan one has shaped all subsequent discussions of the chronology of the Qurʾān. The revisions and expansions of Nöldeke's initial discussions of the orthography and variant readings of the text have found a new audience among those contemporary scholars who seek to create a more sophisticated understanding of the Qurʾān's textual development.
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"...une question se pose: fallait-il une nouvelle édition traduite en anglo-américain ? La réponse est « oui », pour au moins trois raisons. La première est technique. Papier permanent d'une blancheur irréprochable, typographie lumineuse, mise en page soignée, tableaux aérés, planches d'une belle facture, bibliographie et index faciles à consulter: cette nouvelle édition offre un confort de lecture exceptionnel. La deuxième raison est linguistique. On peut le déplorer, mais nul ne contestera que l'anglo-américain est devenu la lingua franca de la recherche scientifique; cette édition met ainsi la magnum opus de Nöldeke à la disposition de la communauté des chercheurs internationaux. Il y a enfin une raison littéraire: l'élégante traduction de W. H. Behn se lit avec plaisir et apporte au texte une nouvelle clarté. Grâces soient donc rendues à la maison d'édition Brill d'avoir proposé, plus qu'un monument historique, un outil de travail indispensable." - J. Dean in: Revue d'histoire et de philosophie religieuses, 2014, Tome 94 n° 4
About the Author
Wolfgang Behn has translated several works from German, Dutch and Arabic and collected, compiled and published four bibliographies, including the Concise Biographical Companion to Index Islamicus (Brill, 2004).
Dimensions (Overall): 9.25 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 666
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Islamic Studies
Series Title: Texts and Studies on the Qurʾān
Publisher: Brill
Format: Paperback
Author: Theodor Nöldeke & Friedrich Schwally & Gotthelf Bergsträßer & Otto Pretzl
Language: Arabic
Street Date: April 16, 2026
TCIN: 1008684373
UPC: 9789004760929
Item Number (DPCI): 247-22-1606
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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