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The Enlightenment Qur'an
The Politics of Translation and the Construction of Islam
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About The Book
Charting the history of Qur’anic translations in Europe during the 18th and early 19th Centuries, Elmarsafy shows that a number of key enlightenment figures – including Voltaire, Rousseau, Goethe, and Napoleon – drew both inspiration and ideas from the Qur’an. Controversially placing Islam at the heart of the European Enlightenment, this lucid and well argued work is a valuable window into the interaction of East and West during this pivotal epoch in human history.
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- Publisher: Oneworld Publications (May 1, 2009)
- Length: 288 pages
- ISBN13: 9781851686520
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“This is an important work for students of the Qur’an in the non-Muslim world.” “an intelligent book, superbly precise and both meticulously and generously documented”
– Muslim World Book Review
"Insightful, convincing and eloquent. Readers will gain a new appreciation of the complex background to our current intellectual and political reality."
– Andrew Rippin - Professor of History at University of Victoria, Canada
"A fine demonstration of the Koran and the figure of Prophet Muhammad as central sources to the Western thought."
– Bernard Heyberger - Universit
Erudite, subtle and profound. Stylishly written and a pleasure to read.
– Robert Irwin - Author of For Lust of Knowing: The Orientalists and Their Enemies
"Exquisitely persuades and provokes. Beautifully written and marvelously learned."
– Thomas Burman - Associate Professor of History, University of Tennessee
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