The Oxford Handbook of Qur'anic Studies

List of Illustrations
List of contributors
Introduction
Part I: The State of Qur'anic Studies
Academic Scholarship and the Qur'an
Modern Developments in Qur'anic Studies
Islamic Origins and the Qur'an
Qur'anic Studies: Bibliographical Survey
Part II: The Historical Setting of the Qur'an
Late Antique Near Eastern Context: Social and Religious Aspects
Arabian Context of the Qur'an: History and the Text
The Linguistic Landscape of pre-Islamic Arabia: Context for the Qur'an
Qur'anic Exempla and Late Antique Narratives
The Qur'an and Judaism
The Qur'an and Christianity
Part III: The Qur'an: Textual Transmission, Codification, Manuscripts, Inscriptions and Printed Editions
The Manuscript and Archaeological Traditions: Physical Evidence
The Form of the Qur'an: Historical Contours
The Corpus of Qur'anic Readings (qir?'?t): History, Synthesis and Authentication
Glorifying God's Word: Manuscripts of the Qur'an
Inscribing God's Word: Qur'anic texts on Architecture, Objects, and Other Solid Supports
A History of Printed Editions of the Qur'an
Part IV: Structural and Literary Dimensions of the Qur'an
Language of the Qur'an
Vocabulary of the Qur'an: Meaning in Context
Qur'anic Syntax
Rhetorical Devices and Stylistic Features of Qur'anic Grammar
Inner-Qur'anic Chronology
The Structure of the Qur'an: The Inner Dynamic of the S?ra
Discussions of Qur'anic Inimitability: The Theological Nexus
The Qur'an and the Arabic Medieval Literary Tradition
The Qur'an and Arabic Poetry
Part V: Topics and Themes of the Qur'an
Revelation and Prophecy in the Qur'an
Doctrine and Dogma in the Qur'an
Law and the Qur'an
Qur'anic Ethics
Eschatology and the Qur'an
Prophets and Personalities of the Qur'an
Politics and the Qur'an
Jihad and the Qur'an: Classical and Modern Interpretations
Women and the Qur'an
Part VI: The Qur an in Context: Translation and Culture
Translations of the Quraan: Western Languages
Translations of the Qur an: Islamicate Languages
Presenting the Qur'an Out of Context
Popular Culture and the Qur an: Classical and Modern Contexts
The Western Literary Tradition and the Qur an: an Overview
Part VII: Qur anic Interpretation: Scholarship and Literature of Early, Classical, and Modern Exegesis
Early Qur'anic Commentaries
Exegetical Designs of the Sira: Tafsir and Sira
Early Qur'anic Exegesis: From Textual Interpretation to Linguistic Analysis
Early medieval tafs?r (800-1000)
Medieval Exegesis: The Golden Age of Tafs?r
The Corpora of Isr?a?liyy?t
Contemporary Tafs?r: The Rise of Scriptural Theology
Part VIII: Qur anic Exegesis: Discourses, Formats, and Hermeneutics
Twelver Shiai Exegesis
Ism?a?l? Scholarship on Tafs?r
Ib??? Tafs?r Literature
Sufi Commentary: Formative and Later Periods
Theological Commentaries
Philosophical Commentaries
Aesthetically Oriented Interpretations of the Qur an
Tafs?r and Science
Classical Qur anic Hermeneutics
Sunni Hermeneutical Literature
Modern Qur'anic Hermeneutics: Strategies and Development