Publications [#50978] of Bruce B Lawrence

Books

1. B.B. Lawrence, The Qur'an - A Biography, Books that Changed the World (2007), Grove/Atlantic (A cross over book, with wide appeal for general readers as well as specialists in Islamic studies.) [wc.dll]
   (last updated on 2007/12/17)

   Author's Comments:
   This book took 5 years to write, at the invitation of the editor for a series BOOKS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. It has already been translated into 11 languages, and the American edition also includes a audio tape version.

   Abstract:
   The Qur'an as told through successive, often competing interpreters of its central messages. Includes both non-Muslim and Muslim, Shi'i, Sunni and also Sufi perspectives on the lodestone of Islamic belief, ritual and worldview.

   Keywords:
   Qur'an, • interpretation • translation • dialogue