|
|
Article: DIGGING UP THE KORAN.(Review)
- Article from:
- Free Inquiry
- Article date:
- June 22, 2000
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2000 Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
How Islam came under scrutiny
The Origins of the Koran: Classic Essays on Islam's Holy Book, by lbn Warraq, ed. (Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 1998, ISBN 1-57392-198-X) 411 pp., cloth $32.95.
When it comes to the study of Islam and the Koran, I confess I am but an interested bystander. My fields of study are Christian theology and New Testament and Christian origins, though I have taught world religions for many years. But perhaps this qualifies me as a reviewer of this fascinating collection of essays on the scripture of Islam, and this for two reasons. First, The Origins of the Koran will be of great profit to interested outsiders like me. ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Palestinian men read the Koran, Islam's holy book, in ...
Getty Images;
August 22, 2009 ;
248 words
... ... Getty Images 08-22-2009 Palestinian men read the Koran, Islam's holy book, in Al-Omari ... Full Size JPG (2403 KB) Palestinian men read the Koran, Islam's holy book, in Al-Omari mosque in Gaza City on ...
|
|