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xviii, 317 p. ; 25 cm. History and interpretation of Islamic religion: Traditionalism in Islam: an essay in interpretation -- Concepts of revelation in early Islam -- The divine saying as problem -- Transcendence in Islam -- Islam in the mirror of ritual -- The Qur'an as scripture -- "The winds to herald his mercy": nature as token of God's sovereignty and grace in the Qurʼān -- The earliest meaning of "Qurʼān" -- Qurʼān as spoken word: an Islamic contribution to the understanding of scripture -- "Those who study and teach the Qurʼān" -- Scripture and the Qurʼān -- Scripture in the history of religion: Scripture as spoken word -- The indian paradigm for scriptural orality -- God's word in the desert: Pachomian scriptural practice -- Reflections on comparative study in religion: "scripture" as case in point -- William A. Graham: bibliography. William A Graham. Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-304) and index. Criticism, interpretation, etc Islam Islam Relations Religions 297.28 GRI 9781409400257 (hardcover : alk. paper) 2009053197 DLC 091218 20161204142955.0 16027623