2. Qur’anic Recensions and Political Tendencies

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. A Word to the Reader ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Violence and Scripture in the Book of Sulaym ibn Qays 13
7. 2. Qur’anic Recensions and Political Tendencies 44
8. 3. The Necessity of Hermeneutics 75
9. 4. The Emergence of Gnosis 97
10. 5. Perfecting a Religion 125
11. Epilogue 161
12. Abbreviations 173
13. Notes 175
14. Bibliography 231
15. Index 261