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Textual criticism and Qur'an manuscripts / [manuscript] / by Keith E. Small.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, Md. ; Plymouth. : : Lexington Books,, c2011.Description: xvi, 209 p., : [18] p. of plates : ill. ; ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780739177532 (pbk)
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Contents: Table of contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and conventions -- Arabic transliteration system -- I: Introduction and manuscripts: 1. A critical text for the Qur'an? -- 2. Descriptions and pictures of the manuscripts -- II: Observing the textual variants: 3. Orthographic variants involving long vowels -- 4. Copyist mistakes -- 5. Diacritical mark variants and variants affecting grammar -- 6. Rasm variants -- 7. Variant verse divisions -- 8. Physical corrections to manuscripts -- III: Evaluating the textual variants: 9. Variants in manuscripts compared to Islamic records -- 10. Intentionality and non-intentionality with variants -- 11. Oral and written textual transmission -- IV: Conclusions: 12. Concluding reflections -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Books Books Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology Library Available at Circulation Section 297.1226 Sma 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 21102

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents: Table of contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and conventions -- Arabic transliteration system -- I: Introduction and manuscripts: 1. A critical text for the Qur'an? -- 2. Descriptions and pictures of the manuscripts -- II: Observing the textual variants: 3. Orthographic variants involving long vowels -- 4. Copyist mistakes -- 5. Diacritical mark variants and variants affecting grammar -- 6. Rasm variants -- 7. Variant verse divisions -- 8. Physical corrections to manuscripts -- III: Evaluating the textual variants: 9. Variants in manuscripts compared to Islamic records -- 10. Intentionality and non-intentionality with variants -- 11. Oral and written textual transmission -- IV: Conclusions: 12. Concluding reflections -- Bibliography -- Index.

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