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Understanding the Qur'anic miracle stories in the modern age
- Title
- Understanding the Qur'anic miracle stories in the modern age / Isra Yazicioglu.
- Author
- Yazicioglu, Isra, 1978-
- Publication
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2013]
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Details
- Description
- ix, 222 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Explores the implications of Quranic miracle stories for the modern era. Examines the medieval Muslim debate over miracles, and connects its insights with early and late modern turning points in modern Western thought as well as contemporary Quranic interpretation"--
- Series Statement
- Signifying (on) Scriptures
- Uniform Title
- Signifying (on) Scriptures.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-208) and index.
- Contents
- In Defense of a literal reading of miracles: Ghazali's case for contingency and grace -- A cautious approach to miracle stories: Ibn Rushd's case for rationalism and divine wisdom -- David Hume on empiricism, common sense, and miracles -- Charles S. Peirce on pragmatism, science, and miracles -- Said Nursi's contemporary reading of Qur'anic miracle stories -- Qur'anic hermeneutics in the modern age.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-1689
- ISBN
- 9780271061566 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0271061561 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2013023135
- OCLC
- 847941621
- Author
- Yazicioglu, Isra, 1978-
- Title
- Understanding the Qur'anic miracle stories in the modern age / Isra Yazicioglu.
- Publisher
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2013]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Signifying (on) ScripturesSignifying (on) Scriptures.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-208) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-1689