The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary. Edited by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Caner E. Dagli, Maria Massi Dakake, Joseph E.B. Lumbard, and Mohammed Rustom. San Francisco: Harper One, 2015. lix +1988 pp., hardcover, $59.99.
The Qur’an (or Koran, or, in this edition, Quran), as is well known, is the holy book of Read More
Thank you Richard for an excellent, scholarly review that offers a balanced assessment of this book.
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Thom Cavalli, Ph.D.
Jan 08, 2016 9:01 AM EST
Very useful--I had considered picking up a copy for general interest, and now am informed enough to believe it's not worth the effort for a non-specialist. Thanks, Richard, for "staying the course" with an objective and illuminating review.
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Tom Hutcheson
Jan 12, 2016 2:46 PM EST
Your review is scholarly and quite impressive. You go into great detail, pointing to the strengths of the text as well as its defects. Well done.
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David Bruce
Mar 21, 2016 2:51 AM EDT
Good post! Thanks for sharing. Really very useful and informative post.