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Quran: General introductions to the Quran
Basic information and references about the Quran.
Comprehensive introductions to the Quran
The Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an by Call Number: BP130.4 .B57 2006ISBN: 9781405117524Publication Date: Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2006
The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an by Call Number: BP130.4 .C36 2006ISBN: 9780521831604Publication Date: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006- Introduction to the Qur'ān byCall Number: BP130 .B4 1958Publication Date: Edinburgh, University Press, 1958
- The Koran interpreted byCall Number: BP109 .A7 or BP109 .A7 1986Publication Date: London : Allen & Unwin ; New York : Macmillan, 1955
General works on the Quran
- Cambridge Histories Online [UW restricted]See Arabic Literature under Literary Studies; history of Egypt, Iran and Turkey under Regional History and Islam under Religious Studies. There is now a "New" history of Islam as well as the older History of Islam.
Approaches to the Qur'an by Call Number: BP130.45 .A67 1993ISBN: 9780415057554Publication Date: London ; New York : Routledge, 1993
The Emergence of Islam : classical traditions in contemporary perspective by Call Number: online and also BP55 .R49 2012ISBN: 9780800698591Publication Date: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, ©2012
The Koran by Call Number: online and print in several locations: BP130.4 .C66 2000ISBN: 9780192853448Publication Date: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, ©2000
New Perspectives on the Qur'an : the Qur'an in its historical context 2 by Call Number: online and BP130.45 .N49 2011ISBN: 9780203813539Publication Date: New York : Routledge, 2011
Opening the Qur'an : introducing Islam's holy book by ISBN: 9780268096540Publication Date: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, ©2008
The Qur'an : a historical-critical introduction by Call Number: BP130 .S56 2017ISBN: 9780748695799Publication Date: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2017
The Qur'an : an introduction by Call Number: BP130 .G33 2010ISBN: 9781851686940Publication Date: Oxford, England ; New York, NY : Oneworld, 2010
The Quran in Context : historical and literary investigations into the Qurʼānic milieu by Call Number: BP130 .Q675 2010ISBN: 9004176888Publication Date: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010
- Examining the QuranThis page has numerous links to discussions about theories of why the Quran was revealed vs "borrowed" from other religions, etc.
General websites
- Islamic AwarenessSpecific titles from this site have been linked elsewhere in this LibGuide. For those who want to explore further, here is the full website.