God is Beautiful : The Aesthetic Experience of the Quran (Record no. 52830)
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| fixed length control field | 01796nam a22001697a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780745651675 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 297.1223 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Kermani, Navid |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | God is Beautiful : The Aesthetic Experience of the Quran |
| Statement of responsibility | Navid Kermani |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Malden |
| Name of publisher | Polity Press |
| Year of publication | 2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | X, 464 Pages |
| Other physical details | 23X15 cm |
| -- | HB |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Include Notes, Glossary, References and Index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The melodious recitation of the Quran is a fundamental aesthetic experience for Muslims, and the start of a compelling journey of ideas. In this important new book, the prominent German writer and Islamic scholar Navid Kermani considers the manner in which the Quran has been perceived, apprehended and experienced by its recipients from the time of the Prophet to the present day. Drawing on a wide range of Muslim sources, from historians, theologians and philosophers to mystics and literary scholars, Kermani provides a close reading of the nature of this powerful text. He proceeds to analyze ancient and modern testimonies about the impact of Quranic language from a variety of angles. Although people have always reflected on the reception of texts, images and sounds that they find beautiful or moving, Kermani explains that Islam provides a particularly striking example of the close correlation, grounded in a common origin, between art and religion, revelation and poetry, and religious and aesthetic experience. This major new book will enhance the dialogue between Islam and the West and will appeal to students and scholars of Islam and comparative religion, as well as to a wider readership interested in Islam and the Quran. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Aesthetics in the Quran |
| -- | Quran as literature |
| -- | Aesthetics--Religious aspects--Islam |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Translated by Tony Crawford |
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| Koha item type | Books |
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