Book Summary
Charting the history of Qur'anic translations in Europe during the 18th and early 19th Centuries, this book shows that a number of key enlightenment figures - including Voltaire, Rousseau, Goethe, and Napoleon - drew both inspiration and ideas from the Qur'an.
Book Details
Book Name | The Enlightenment Qur'an: The Politics Of Translation And The Construction Of Islam |
Author | Ziad Elmarsafy |
Publisher | Oneworld Publications (May 2009) |
ISBN | 9781851686520 |
Pages | 269 |
Language | English |
Price | 506 |