Authority with Textual Materials – Power of the Written Qur’an

The article studies the performance of Islamic authority through texts. It combines this with a close investigation of the textuality of these texts—that is, their letterforms as well as shapes of words and sentences—and their material affordances. Given that Muslims understand the Qur’an to be powe...

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Main Author: Nieber, Hanna (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2024
In: Material religion
Year: 2024, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 51–72
Further subjects:B Materiality
B Islam
B Authority
B Text
B Zanzibar Town
B Qur’an
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