
The Qur'an
A Biography: Books That Changed the World
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Narrated by:
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Michael Prichard
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By:
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Bruce Lawrence
In this audiobook, one of the launch titles in Atlantic Monthly Press' Books That Changed the World series, the distinguished historian of religion Bruce Lawrence shows precisely how the Qur'an is Islam. He describes the origins of the faith and assesses its tremendous influence on today's societies and politics. Above all, Lawrence emphasizes that the Qur'an is a sacred book of signs that has no single message. It is a book that demands interpretation and one that can be properly understood only through its history.
Bruce Lawrence's work is a beautifully written and, in these increasingly troubled times, invaluable introduction to and exploration of the core sacred text of Islam.
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Critic reviews
"This book, like the book it studies, is meditative and unique, a lovely read for any spiritual person, Muslim or not." (Publishers Weekly)
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Michael Pritchard's narration sounds to me like a 1950's news reel. Although I had the same observation it did not bother me with "All The Shah's Men" and "Shadow Divers", but what he was reading there was outstanding. Late in the book the pitch of his voice drops which I found quite distracting.
Not quite enough
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Boring
Storytelling.. was expecting documentary facts.
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I suspect it's just me, but I can't stand this narrator. I just realized I've listened to him before in another book, and I barely finished that book.
A few glimpses with historical context.
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