Linguistic, Literary, and Thematic Perspectives on the Qur’anic Corpus (IQSA)

Call For Papers: 1. Literary Analyses and the Question of Chronology of the Qur’anic Text: This panel seeks to shed light on the question of chronological development of the Qur’an. Some of the questions we hope to raise are: Do rhetorical and linguistic analyses of the text help defining the characteristics of makki /madani periods? Which intra-textual features testify to the chronological composition of the text? Do Qur’anic style, themes and word meaning evolve over time within the Qur’an(consider Angelika Neuwirth's views on a lively dialogue between text and audience)? Does the chronological appearance of the Qur’an have any relevance to or implications on its supposed Ring composition or Semitic style, the unity of the surah, or the Qur'an as a written text? Proposals that evaluate the usefulness and applicability of theories, traditions and hypotheses of chronological development to the Qur’an, especially in relation to its literary features, are also welcome. 2. Themes and Rhetorical Tools in the Qur’an: The second panel seeks proposal on any other aspects of the linguistic, literary, and thematic approaches of the Qur’an, as relevant to the unit description above.

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