The Quran: Epic and Apocalypse
The Quran: Epic and Apocalypse
- London Oneworld Publications 2017
- xxvi, 240 p., index
How do people understand the Quran to be divine revelation? What is it about the text that inspires such devotion and commitment in the reader/believer? Todd Lawson explores how the timeless literary genres of epic and apocalypse bear religious meaning in the Quran, communicating the sense of divine presence, urgency and truth. Grounding his approach in the universal power of story and myth, he embarks upon a fascinating inquiry into the unique power of one of the most loved, widely read and recited books in the world.
9781786072278
Islam--Baha'i Faith
Progressive Revelation--Doctrines--Baha'i Faith
Apocalypse--Baha'i Faith
Qur'anic Studies--Baha'i Faith
How do people understand the Quran to be divine revelation? What is it about the text that inspires such devotion and commitment in the reader/believer? Todd Lawson explores how the timeless literary genres of epic and apocalypse bear religious meaning in the Quran, communicating the sense of divine presence, urgency and truth. Grounding his approach in the universal power of story and myth, he embarks upon a fascinating inquiry into the unique power of one of the most loved, widely read and recited books in the world.
9781786072278
Islam--Baha'i Faith
Progressive Revelation--Doctrines--Baha'i Faith
Apocalypse--Baha'i Faith
Qur'anic Studies--Baha'i Faith