TY  - BOOK
AU  - McAuliffe,Jane Dammen
TI  - The Qur'an: what everyone needs to know 
T2  - ( What everyone needs to know )
SN  - 9780190867683
U1  - 297.1/2261 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Coran
KW  - Islam
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1. The Book and Why it Matter.  1. Origins -- 2. Structure -- 3. Beliefs about -- Part 2. Major Messages and Themes.  4. God and creation -- 5. Revelation, prophecy and history -- 6. Behavior and judgment -- 7. Religious requirements -- 8. Family, social, and religious relations -- Part 3. Experiencing by Sound, Sight and Touch -- 9. Recitation -- 10. Ritual and prayer -- 11. Manuscripts, public architecture and material culture -- Part 4. Interpretation, Influence, and Global Diffusion.  12. Interpretation -- 13. Scholarship -- 14. Influence -- 15. Translation and transmission -- Part 5. What Does the Qur�an Say About...?  Women ; Veiling and separation ; Polygyny ; Abortion and birth control ; Circumcision and female genital mutilation ; Hetero- and homosexual relations ; Domestic violence ; Divorce ; Food and fasting ; Drinking and drugs ; Jihad ; War and terrorism ; Slavery ; Martyrs ; Peace ; Government and politics ; Democracy ; International relations ; Environmentalism ; Financial transactions ; Justice ; Punishment ; Jews ; Christians ; Apostasy ; Blasphemy ; Religious tolerance -- Recommended reading -- Index
N2  - "The connectivity fostered by globalization coupled with the increased tension generated by the tragedies of September 11th and other terrorist atrocities have created an intellectual hunger on both sides of the divide between the West and the Islamic world. Americans, Europeans, and others in "the West" want adequate and reliable information about Islam and the Muslim world. But what they get is often misleading, distorted and sensationalized. To offset this, those of us who know something about these subjects have been working overtime to correct the inaccuracies and to stop the flow of misinformation. Many religious leaders and scholars in the Muslim world are on a similar quest. They want to know how people in non-Muslim countries learn about Islam, the Qur'an, and the fundamentals of Muslim faith and practice because they, too, are fully aware of the falsehoods and fabrications that often pass for the truth in many American and European media outlets, whether news media or social media. Even more urgently, they seek to present a counter-narrative to the perverse and corrupted versions of Islam preached by groups like the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Boko Haram. Hope this book will be helpful in their efforts."--
ER  -