Full Texts, Split Moons, Eclipsed Narratives: The Literary History of a Cosmological Miracle

Using techniques of form criticism and discourse analysis, this article aims at developing a better understanding of the famous Quranic verses (Q 54:1–2) on the splitting of the moon, traditionally understood as a miracle of Muhammad. It examines the vast body of biographical traditions and reports...

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Veröffentlicht in:Merrill-Palmer Quarterly. - Wayne State University Press, 1982. - 5(2018), 2, Seite 141-186
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Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
Schlagworte:Religion Behavioral sciences Social sciences Physical sciences
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