Mohammad Salama: 2 books
The Qur'an and Modern Arabic Literary Criticism
From Taha to Nasr
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
In The Qur'an and Modern Arabic Literary Criticism, Mohammad Salama navigates the labyrinthine semantics that underlie this sacred text and inform contemporary scholarship. The book presents reflections on Quranic exegesis by explaining - and distinguishing between - interpretation and explication....
Islam and the Culture of Modern Egypt
From the Monarchy to the Republic
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2018
Telling a new story of modern Egypt, Mohammad Salama uses textual and cinematic sources to construct a clear and accessible narrative of the dynamics of Islam and culture in the first half of the twentieth century. The conflict between tradition and secular values in modern Egypt is shown in a stimulating...