Ethico-Religious Concepts in the Qur’an
Publisher: Islamic Book Trust
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9789839154559
Description: Professor Izutsu provides a masterful and lucid exposition of the Qur'anic teachings. First published in 1966, this work was one of the first studies of the Qur'anic worldview to have appeared in a Western language and its importance has not changed with the passing of time.
Table of contents: title: Foreword to this Edition; title: Preface; title: PRINCIPLES OF SEMANTIC ANALYSIS; title: Introduction: Language and Culture; title: 1  The Scope and Focus of the Study; title: 2  The Method of Analysis and Its Application; title: FROM TRIBAL CODE TO ISLAMIC ETHICS; title: 3  The Pessimistic Conception of the Earthly Life; title: 4  The Spirit of Tribal Solidarity; title: 5  The Islamization of Old Arab Virtues; title: 6  The Basic Moral Dichotomy; title: THE ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CONCEPTS; title: 7  The Inner Structure of the Concept of Kufr; title: 8  The Semantic Field of Kufr; title: 9  Religious Hypocrisy; title: 10  The Believer; title: 11  Good and Bad; title: Conclusion; title: Index of Qur’anic Citations; title: Index of Arabic Words; title: Index of Subjects