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John Wansbrough, Islam, and monotheism
Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, 1997John Wansbrough has elaborated a model of the emergence of Islam, one of the chief merits of which is to place Islam squarely within the development of Semitic or Middle Eastern monotheism. This article draws attention to the way in which Islam's own tradition about its origins, and most modern scholarship which has worked within the framework provided
G. Hawting
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Journal of the International Qur’anic Studies Association, 2016
John Wansbrough’s scholarship on the Qur??n has had a significant impacton Qur??nic Studies over the last forty years. His ideas continue to stimulateresearch into historical and literary dimensions of the Qur??n, even thoughassessments vary greatly regarding the plausibility of some of his major ideas,and his subtle arguments can be difficult to ...
M. Graves
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John Wansbrough’s scholarship on the Qur??n has had a significant impacton Qur??nic Studies over the last forty years. His ideas continue to stimulateresearch into historical and literary dimensions of the Qur??n, even thoughassessments vary greatly regarding the plausibility of some of his major ideas,and his subtle arguments can be difficult to ...
M. Graves
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Taking Islam seriously. The legacy of John Wansbrough
Journal of Semitic Studies, 2000Cet article examine cinq articles de la revue Islamic Origins Reconsidered d'un numero special consacre a John Wansbrough et l'etude de l'islam (1997). Ces articles ont d'abord ete des conferences donnees a la 206e rencontre (1996) de l'«American Oriental Society» de Philadelphie. C. Adams et H. Berg proposent des introductions generales aux oeuvres de
Jawid A. Mojaddedi
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Reflections on the work of John Wansbrough
Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, 1997At least some of the negative reactions to and neglect of Wansbrough's work is due to the breadth of his erudition and the turgidity of his style. However, these do not detract from the intriguing methods and theories that he brings to the study of early Islamic texts.
C. J. Adams
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History and nostalgia: Reflections on John Wansbrough's The Sectarian Milieu
Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, 1997In the fourth chapter of The Sectarian Milieu, John Wansbrough asks the question whether Islam gives expression to a concept of history as event or as process, the one implying a nostalgic, the other a dynamic approach to community history. This paper accepts the distinction while suggesting that there are more ways of exploring the question than that ...
N. Calder
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Taking a Critical Turn: Reflections on Islamic Studies and the Relevance of John Wansbrough
2013The present state of Islamic studies has come under scrutiny for its heavy reliance on confessional and essentialist discourses that give credence to religious and theological claims. For many Islamicists, religious and political biases determine not only what data is selected for study, but also how that data is presented, interpreted and evaluated ...
Yasmin Merchant
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Readings of the Qur՚ān in London and Najaf: John Wansbrough and Muḥammad Bāqir al-Ṣadr
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 1994Muḥammad Bāqir al-Ṣadr read the lectures which were published after his death under the title al-Madrasa al-Qur՚āniyya a few months before his arrest and execution, without trial, by the authorities in Baghdad. John Wansbrough, it is said, received threats following the publication of Quranic studies and The sectarian milieu.
C. Mallat
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Aqwal: Journal of Qur'an and Hadis Studies
Background and Objectives: The study of Qur'ānic interpretation is an evolving field of scholarly inquiry that attracts scholars from around the world. This study aims to explore the contributions and approaches used by Western scholars in the study of ...
Nehru Millat +9 more
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Background and Objectives: The study of Qur'ānic interpretation is an evolving field of scholarly inquiry that attracts scholars from around the world. This study aims to explore the contributions and approaches used by Western scholars in the study of ...
Nehru Millat +9 more
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