An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qur'an - Paperback

by Andrew G. Bannister (Author)

This book uses innovative analysis of the Arabic text of the Qur'an to demonstrate that much of the Qur'an was composed live in oral performance, exploring the rich oral culture that preceded its formative period and showing that only by viewing it through an oral lens can one begin to properly understand the process by which it first coalesced.

Author Biography

Andrew G. Bannister is adjunct research fellow at the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths, Melbourne School of Theology, and visiting lecturer at the Centre for Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian Relations, London School of Theology.