The Qur'an

Translated with a New Introduction
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-80050-095-2
Verlag: Equinox Publishing Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 460 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 854 g

Among the many challenges of translating the Qur'an are its unpredictable complexity, evocative associativity, and polysemy. For these reasons, as well as more demanding theological ones, most translations cut, compress, paraphrase, and invent freely. In this meticulously crafted translation of the Qur'an, A.J. Droge takes a different approach by revealing the Qur'an's distinctive idiom in a rendition that strives to remain as close as possible to the way it was expressed in Arabic. His goal has been to make the translation literal to the point of transparency, as well as to maintain consistency in the rendering of words and phrases, and even to mimic word order wherever possible. Originally published in 2013 in an edition with annotations, commentary and other scholarly apparatus, Droge's widely praised translation is presented here as a stand-alone text, with a new introduction, ideal for students and general readers alike.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Droge, A. J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Koran, Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur

Über Autor(innen)

Droge, A. J.
A. J. Droge is the translator of The Qur’an: A New Annotated Translation (Equinox, 2013) and author of the notes and introductory material and the author of Homer or Moses? Early Christian Interpretations of the History of Culture and, with James Tabor, of A Noble Death: Suicide and Martyrdom among Christians and Jews in Antiquity.