Islamic and comparative religious studies : selected writings - Graham, William A. (William Albert), 1943- (Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate, 2010)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-304) and index.
Keywords: Islam; Islam -- Relations; Qur'an -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Religions