
The Prophet's Whistle
Late Antique Orality, Literacy, and the Quran
George Archer(Author)
University of Iowa Press
Will be published approx. on 27. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
182 pages
978-1-60938-945-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Prophet's Whistle is a study of the ancient, nonliterary features of the Quran. George Archer uses observations from the anthropologies of living oral cultures, the cognitive sciences of literacy, and the study of other dead oral cultures. When the Quran appeared in the seventh century, it was a vocal recital performed by an unlettered man named Muhammad. The Prophet's Whistle shows that the thought systems of the Quran are oral, through and through, but by the end of the life of its Prophet, the Quran likewise hints at a personal and cultural embrace of writing and the mindsets of literate people.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Iowa
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 18 to 99 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
3 b&w figures
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
196 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60938-945-1 (9781609389451)
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Person
George Archer is assistant professor of religious studies at Iowa State University. He is author of A Place Between Two Places: The Quranic Barzakh, which was awarded Iran's World Book of the Year Award in 2018. He lives in Des Moines, Iowa.