Graham, William A.  1943- <br/><br/>
Islamic and comparative religious studies :  selected writings / 
William A Graham. 
 - Farnham, Surrey :  Ashgate,  2010. 
 - xviii, 317 p. ;  25 cm. 
 - Ashgate contemporary thinkers on religion.  Collected works. .
<br/><br/> History and interpretation of Islamic religion: Traditionalism in Islam: an essay in interpretation -- Concepts of revelation in early Islam -- The divine saying as problem -- Transcendence in Islam -- Islam in the mirror of ritual -- The Qur'an as scripture --'The winds to herald his mercy': nature as token of God's sovereignty and grace in the Qur'an -- The earliest meaning of'Qur'an' -- Qur'an as spoken word: an Islamic contribution to the understanding of scripture --'Those who study and teach the Qur'an' -- Scripture and the Qur'an -- Scripture in the history of religion: Scripture as spoken word -- The indian paradigm for scriptural orality -- God's word in the desert: Pachomian scriptural practice -- Reflections on comparative study in religion:'scripture' as case in point -- William A. Graham: bibliography. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-304) and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781409400257 (hardcover : alk. paper)  RM302.17 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam.<br/>Islam--Relations<br/>Qur'an--Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>Religions.