Thesis icon

Thesis

Wisdom in the Qur'an

Abstract:

This dissertation is an attempt to understand what the Qur’an means by the term ḥikmah. I argue that the Qur’an, when it uses the term, is engaging with biblical wisdom discourse, as it had been interpreted and understood in late antiquity. Wisdom texts are a category of books in the Hebrew Bible and Apocrypha, such as Proverbs and Sirach, that emphasize the importance of acquiring wisdom through contemplating the natural world and one’s own life experience. The presence of this wisdom genre ...

Expand abstract

Actions


Authors


More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Oriental Studies Faculty
Sub department:
Oriental Studies Faculty
Oxford college:
Wolfson College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-8563-5918

Contributors

Division:
HUMS
Department:
Oriental Studies Faculty
Sub department:
Oriental Studies Faculty
Role:
Supervisor
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford

Terms of use


Views and Downloads






If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record

TO TOP