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The Qur'ān’s dietary tetralogue: a diachronic reconstruction

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An important characteristic that sets the Medinan Qurʾān apart from the Meccan sūras is its preoccupation with the precise and quasi-legal regulation of specific aspects of the Qurʾānic Believers’ social interactions and their ritual life. This general contrast is disrupted by the fact that two sūras that are generally considered to be Meccan — namely, Sūras 6 and 16 — contain passages setting out a group of four dietary taboos, here labelled the Qurʾān’s “dietary tetralogue.” The article arg...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Oriental Studies Faculty
Oxford college:
Pembroke College
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Author
Publisher:
Max Schloessinger Memorial Foundation Publisher's website
Journal:
Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam Journal website
Volume:
46
Pages:
113–146
Publication date:
2020-02-21
Acceptance date:
2018-02-02
ISSN:
0334-4118
Language:
English
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uuid:61570016-d911-49f0-a9e4-1b0c4497d69a
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824833
Deposit date:
2018-02-15

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