{"product_id":"the-enlightenment-quran-ziad-elmarsafy-9781851686520","title":"The Enlightenment Qur'an: The Politics of Translation and the Construction of Islam","description":"Iconoclastic and fiercely rational, the European Enlightenment witnessed the birth of modern Western society and thought. Reason was sacrosanct and for the first time, religious belief and institutions were open to widespread criticism. In this groundbreaking book, Ziad Elmarsafy challenges this accepted wisdom to argue that religion was still hugely influential in the era. But the religion in question wasn't Christianity - it was Islam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Charting the history of Qur'anic translations in Europe during the 18th and early 19th Centuries, Elmarsafy shows that a number of key enlightenment figures - including Voltaire, Rousseau, Goethe, and Napoleon - drew both inspiration and ideas from the Qur'an. Controversially placing Islam at the heart of the European Enlightenment, this lucid and well argued work is a valuable window into the interaction of East and West during this pivotal epoch in human history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ziad Elmarsafy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851686525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851686520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ONEWorld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.90d","brand":"Ziad Elmarsafy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939008774399,"sku":"9781851686520","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d902a993-bc38-4eba-a488-fffd5cbbc3a4.jpg?v=1681438957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-enlightenment-quran-ziad-elmarsafy-9781851686520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}