《古兰经》构成了一个非常有弹性的核心，体现了一个宗教传统的身份和延续性，这个传统现在已经进入了15世纪。在这篇非常简短的介绍中，迈克尔·库克清晰而直接地阐述了《古兰经》在现代世界和传统伊斯兰教中的意义。他生动地描述了这本书在穆斯林文明中的作用，阐述了传统和现代评论员支持的各种解释，讨论了这本书形成的过程，并将其与欧亚历史文化的其他经典和经典进行了比较。
The Koran: A Very Short Introduction
The Koran has constituted a remarkably resilient core of identity and continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its fifteenth century. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Cook provides a lucid and direct account of the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in that of traditional Islam. He gives vivid accounts of its role in Muslim civilization, illustrates the diversity of interpretations championed by traditional and modern commentators, discusses the processes by which the book took shape, and compares it to other scriptures and classics of the historic cultures of Eurasia.
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