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<p>A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learnmore at www.luminosoa.org.</p><p><em>Creating the Qur'an</em> presents the first systematichistorical-critical study of the Qur'an's origins, drawing onmethods and perspectives commonly used to study other scripturaltraditions. Demonstrating in detail that the Islamic traditionrelates not a single attested account of the holy text's formation,Stephen J. Shoemaker shows how the Qur'an preserves a surprisinglydiverse array of memories regarding the text's early history andits canonization. To this he adds perspectives from radiocarbondating of manuscripts, the linguistic history of Arabic, the socialand cultural history of late ancient Arabia, and the limitations ofhuman memory and oral transmission, as well as variouspeculiarities of the Qur'anic text itself. Considering all therelevant data to present the most comprehensive and convincingexamination of the origin and evolution of the Qur'an available,Shoemaker concludes that the canonical text of the Qur'an was mostlikely produced only around the turn of the eighth century.</p>

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Author

Stephen J. Shoemaker

Publisher

University of California Press

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520389045

Category

nonfiction