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035			_a(OCoLC)38542564
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050	0	0	_aBP131 _b.O74 1998
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245	0	4	_aThe origins of the Koran : _bclassic essays on Islam's holy book / _cedited by Ibn Warraq.
260			_aAmherst, NY : _bPrometheus Books, _c1998.
300			_a411 p. ; _bhbk ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 365-408)
505	0		_aPt. 1. Introduction. 1. Introduction / Ibn Warraq. 2. The Koran / Theodor Noldeke -- Pt. 2. The Collection and the Variants of the Koran. 3. 'Uthman and the Recension of the Koran / Leone Caetani. 4. Three Ancient Korans / Alphonse Mingana. 5. The Transmission of the Koran / Alphonse Mingana. 6. Materials for the History of the Text of the Koran / Arthur Jeffery. 7. Progress in the Study of the Koran Text / Arthur Jeffery. 8. A Variant Text of the Fatiha / Arthur Jeffery. 9. Abu 'Ubaid on the Verses Missing from the Koran / Arthur Jeffery. 10. Textual Variations of the Koran / David Margoliouth -- Pt. 3. The Sources of the Koran. 11. What Did Muhammad Borrow from Judaism? / Abraham Geiger. 12. The Sources of Islam / W. St. Clair-Tisdall. 13. The Jewish Foundation of Islam / Charles Cutler Torrey -- Pt. 4. Modern Textual Criticism of the Koran. 14. Literary Analysis of Koran, Tafsir, and Sira: The Methodologies of John Wansbrough / Andrew Rippin.
520			_aWarraq's unique volume points out the advances that have been made in explaining the origins of the Koran and at the same time highlights key questions yet to be answered. Origins of the Koran is an indispensable source book for anyone interested in investigating the historical basis of one of the world's most influential books.
630	0	0	_aKoran _xHistory
630	0	0	_aQurʼan _xHistory
650		0	_aIslam _xControversial literature.
700	1		_aIbn Warraq. _eed.
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