Description
The melodious recitation of the Quran is a fundamental aesthetic experience for Muslims, and the start of a compelling journey of ideas. In this important new book, the prominent German writer and Islamic scholar Navid Kermani considers the manner in which the Quran has been perceived, apprehended and experienced by its recipients from the time of the Prophet to the present day.
Drawing on a wide range of Muslim sources, from historians, theologians and philosophers to mystics and literary scholars, Kermani provides a close reading of the nature of this powerful text. He proceeds to analyze ancient and modern testimonies about the impact of Quranic language from a variety of angles. Although people have always reflected on the reception of texts, images and sounds that they find beautiful or moving, Kermani explains that Islam provides a particularly striking example of the close correlation, grounded in a common origin, between art and religion, revelation and poetry, and religious and aesthetic experience.
This major new book will enhance the dialogue between Islam and the West and will appeal to students and scholars of Islam and comparative religion, as well as to a wider readership interested in Islam and the Quran.
About the Author
Navid Kermani is a writer and Islamic scholar who lives in Cologne, Germany. He has been awarded numerous prizes for his literary and academic work, the most recent being the Buber-Rosenzweig Medal in 2011.
This work was translated by Tony Crawford.
Reviews
"Navid Kermani has written one of the most insightful books on religion to appear in decades."
Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College
Book Information
ISBN 9780745651682
Author Navid Kermani
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Polity Press
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 771g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 31mm
Drawing on a wide range of Muslim sources, from historians, theologians and philosophers to mystics and literary scholars, Kermani provides a close reading of the nature of this powerful text. He proceeds to analyze ancient and modern testimonies about the impact of Quranic language from a variety of angles. Although people have always reflected on the reception of texts, images and sounds that they find beautiful or moving, Kermani explains that Islam provides a particularly striking example of the close correlation, grounded in a common origin, between art and religion, revelation and poetry, and religious and aesthetic experience.
This major new book will enhance the dialogue between Islam and the West and will appeal to students and scholars of Islam and comparative religion, as well as to a wider readership interested in Islam and the Quran.
About the Author
Navid Kermani is a writer and Islamic scholar who lives in Cologne, Germany. He has been awarded numerous prizes for his literary and academic work, the most recent being the Buber-Rosenzweig Medal in 2011.
This work was translated by Tony Crawford.
Reviews
"Navid Kermani has written one of the most insightful books on religion to appear in decades."
Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College
Book Information
ISBN 9780745651682
Author Navid Kermani
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Polity Press
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 771g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 31mm
