Bannister, Andrew G.,  1972- <br/><br/>
An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qurʼan / 
Andrew G. Bannister. 
 - 1 online resource. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The Qurʼan and narrative biblicist traditions -- The narratival roots of the Islamic tradition -- The development of oral literary theory -- The application of oral-formulaic theory to pre-Islamic arabic poetry -- Mapping the landscape: a computerised formulaic analysis of the Qurʼanic text -- Digging deeper: verse-level formulaic analysis -- Searching for formulaic systems -- Iblis and Adam: a comparative application of computerised and "manual" methods of formulaic analysis to the seven retellings -- Conclusion: The Qurʼan and orality -- Appendix: The Seven Iblis and Adam stories and an English translation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780739183588 (electronic bk.) 0739183583 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Qurʼan--Language, style.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Oral tradition in literature.<br/>Qurʼan as literature.<br/>Orality in literature.<br/>Arabic language--Rhetoric.<br/>RELIGION / Islam / General
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PJ6696  / .B26 2014eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>297.1/22