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Logic, Rhetoric and Legal Reasoning in the Qur'an Rosalind Ward Gwynne

Logic, Rhetoric and Legal Reasoning in the Qur'an By Rosalind Ward Gwynne

Logic, Rhetoric and Legal Reasoning in the Qur'an by Rosalind Ward Gwynne


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Summary

This book provides a new key to both the Qur'an and Islamic intellectual history.

Logic, Rhetoric and Legal Reasoning in the Qur'an Summary

Logic, Rhetoric and Legal Reasoning in the Qur'an: God's Arguments by Rosalind Ward Gwynne

A completely new approach to reading the Qu'ran

The book will appeal to students of Qur'anic Studies and religion in general at university level

There is a market for it among English-speaking Muslims in the US, UK, Canada and elsewhere

Logic, Rhetoric and Legal Reasoning in the Qur'an Reviews

'A study of the forms and content of the Qur'an's argument and how it pertains to religion is very welcome indeed and Gwynne is to be commended for broaching this topic.' - The Muslim World Book Review

'The result is a unique study on the form of the Qur'anic arguement that will be of interest to Qur'an scholars, Biblical scholars, classicists, theologians, logicians, legal philosophers, rhetoricians and philosophers alike.' - Jawad A Quereshi

About Rosalind Ward Gwynne

Rosalind Ward Gwynne studied at Portland State University, the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies, Shemlan, Lebanon, and the University of Washington. She was a Fulbright Fellow in Yemen. She is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Tennessee.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Covenant 2. Signs and Precedents 3. The Sunna of God 4. Rules, Commands, and Reasons Why 5. Legal Arguments 6. Comparison 7. Contrast 8. Categorical Arguments 9. Conditional and Disjunctive Arguments 10. Technical Terms and Debating Technique 11. Conclusions

Additional information

NLS9780415554190
9780415554190
0415554195
Logic, Rhetoric and Legal Reasoning in the Qur'an: God's Arguments by Rosalind Ward Gwynne
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2009-06-08
256
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