| A Traditional Mu'tazilite Qur'ān Commentary: The Kashshāf of Jār Allāh Al-Zamakhsharī (D.538/1144) Contributor(s): Lane, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004147004 ISBN-13: 9789004147003 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $233.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: Based mainly on primary sources and manuscript evidence, this book presents an in-depth study of the life and work of J?r All?h al-Zamakhshar? (d.538/1144). More specifically, it examines the sources and history, contents and method of his Qur??n commentary, Kashsh?f. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - Koran & Sacred Writings - Social Science | Islamic Studies |
| Dewey: 297.122 |
| LCCN: 2005054240 |
| Series: Texts and Studies on the Qur'an |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 6.5" W x 9.62" (2.07 lbs) 418 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book deals with the life and work of Jār Allāh al-Zamakhsharī (d. 538/144). The greater part of it, however, is devoted to an examination of his Qurʾān commentary, al-Kashshāf. The book is divided into five chapters, supplemented by nine appendices. After a chapter on the author's life and writings (an annotated list of which is given in an appendix), there follow four chapters that focus on the Kashshāf itself. These deal with the history of the text, its structure and method, the traditions it contains and the sources the author relied on for it. Although both al-Zamakhsharī's name and the title of his commentary are well known, very little is actually known about either the author or the work. This book presents a more complete and nuanced picture of each. |