Discovering the Qur'an, Second Edition: Discovering the Qur'an: A Contemporary Approach to a Veiled Text
"[B]ased on a magisterial command of Arabic, English, French, and German sources [Discovering the Qur'anis] a major analysis of the internal coherence of theQur'an, taking into account the interrelationship of structure, intertextuality, meaning, and sound." --Muslim World Book Review"[A]n intelligent, sophisticated, and provocative book on a perplexing subject." --International Journal of Middle East Studies"Clearly written, this is a very useful, important, and interesting book that will provide scholars with much to talk about concerning the way one is to read theQur'an. [Robinson] does a great deal with topics that need much more discussion than they usually receive." --John Kelsay, Richard L. Rubenstein Professor of Religion, Florida State University"If anyone asked me to recommend a clear and comprehensive introduction to the nature and role of theQur'an, I would look no further than Neal Robinson'sDiscovering the Qur'an." --Oliver Leaman, professor of philosophy, University of Kentucky, and author ofAn Introduction to Classical Islamic Philosophy"I have no doubt that this book is a major publication in its field." --Martin Forward, executive director of Aurora University's Center for Faith and Action, Illinois, and Helena Wackerlin Professor of Religious Studies