Introduction to the Qur'an.
"Travel back to the 7th century Mecca to learn the earliest history of Islam and to discover the world into which it was born."--Container.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781629977829
- ISBN: 1629977829
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (122 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
- Publisher: Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Course No. 6019"--Container. 12 lectures (30 min. each). |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references in course guidebook. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. Finding a path into the Qur'an -- 7th- century Mecca: religion and oral tradition -- The Qur'an becomes a "book" -- From Mecca to Medina: the revelation transforms -- God and Tawhid: divine nature in the Qur'an -- The Qur'anic creation story. Disc 2. Judgement Day and the end times: Yawm ad-Din -- Abraham, Moses and Qur'anic faith -- Prophethood in the Qur'an: Jesus and others -- From the Qur'an to Islam: creating a practice -- Sharia and jihad: the Qur'an as legal text -- Qur'anic philosophy, theology, and mysticism. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Lecturer: Martyn Oliver, American University. |
System Details Note: | DVD. |
Language Note: | In English; closed-captioned. |
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Subject: | Qurʼan. Qurʼan > History. Islam > History. Islam. |
Genre: | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Lectures. Educational films. Nonfiction films. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Easton Area Public Library System.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Easton Main Library | DVD 297.1 O (Text) | 31901004415669 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |