{"product_id":"mary-in-the-quran-hosn-abboud-9780415725682","title":"Mary in the Qur'an: A Literary Reading","description":"\u003cp\u003eProviding an analysis of the complete story of Mary in its liturgical, narrative and rhetorical contexts, this literary reading is a prerequisite to any textual reading of the Qur'an whether juristic, theological, or otherwise. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eintertextuality between the Old Testament, New Testament and the Qur'an. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Qur'an is an oral event, linguistic phenomenon and great literature. So the application of modern literary theories is essential to have full comprehension of the history of the development of literary forms from pre-Islamic period such as poetry, story telling, speech-giving to the present. In addition, there is a need, from a feminist perspective, to understand in depth why a Christian mother figure such as Mary was important in early Islam and in the different stages of the development of the Qur'an as a communication process between Muhammad and the early Muslim community. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing modern literary theories, gender perspective and feminist criticism into Qur'anic scholarship for the first time, this book will be an invaluable resource for scholars and researchers of Islamic Studies, Qur'anic and New Testament Studies, Comparative Literature and Feminist Theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hosn Abboud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415725682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415725682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Hosn Abboud","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47421772857599,"sku":"9780415725682","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f607846-2897-4836-bc80-ea3070047527.jpg?v=1761527179","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mary-in-the-quran-hosn-abboud-9780415725682","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}