The semantics of Qur'anic language: al-Ahira

In 'The Semantics of Qur'anic Language: al-Ahira', Ghassan el Masri offers a semantic study of the concept al-ahira 'the End' in the Qur'an. The study is prefaced with a detailed account of the late antique concept of 'etymologia' (Semantic Etymology). In his...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Masri, Ghassan el- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill 2020
Schriftenreihe:Texts and Studies on the Qur'an 16
Schlagworte:
Zusammenfassung:In 'The Semantics of Qur'anic Language: al-Ahira', Ghassan el Masri offers a semantic study of the concept al-ahira 'the End' in the Qur'an. The study is prefaced with a detailed account of the late antique concept of 'etymologia' (Semantic Etymology). In his work, he demonstrates the necessity of this concept for appreciating the Qur'an's rhetorical strategies for claiming discursive authority in the Abrahamic theological tradition. The author applies the etymological tool to his investigation of the theological significance of 'al-ahira', and concludes that the concept is polysemous, and tolerates a large variety of interpretations. The work is unique in that it draws extensively on Biblical material and presents a plethora of pre-Islamic poetry verses in the analysis of the concept
Beschreibung:IX, 427 Seiten Diagramme
ISBN:9789004427990
9004427996