Approaches to the Qur'an

<p>In recent years the study of the Qur'an and its interpretation has expanded to incorporate insights gained from historical biblical literary and critical studies. A variety of approaches to the Qur'an and the Muslim exegetical tradition are currently available. Approaches to the Qur'an consists of thirteen essays by leading scholars both Muslim and non-Muslim in the fields of qur'anic studies and Islamic studies. Taken together they offer a sample of the aims methods and topics of enquiry now being pursued. Each study has a full critical apparatus and the book includes a consolidated bibliography which will be of great value to students and specialists. </p>