{"product_id":"the-koran-in-english-a-biography-9780691155586","title":"The Koran in English: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe untold story of how the Arabic \u003ci\u003eQur'an\u003c\/i\u003e became the English \u003ci\u003eKoran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor millions of Muslims, the \u003ci\u003eQur'an\u003c\/i\u003e is sacred only in Arabic, the original Arabic in which it was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century; to many Arab and non-Arab believers alike, the book literally defies translation. Yet English translations exist and are growing, in both number and importance. Bruce Lawrence tells the remarkable story of the ongoing struggle to render the \u003ci\u003eQur'an\u003c\/i\u003e's lyrical verses into English--and to make English itself an Islamic language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe \"Koran\" in English\u003c\/i\u003e revisits the life of Muhammad and the origins of the \u003ci\u003eQur'an\u003c\/i\u003e before recounting the first translation of the book into Latin by a non-Muslim: Robert of Ketton's twelfth-century version paved the way for later ones in German and French, but it was not until the eighteenth century that George Sale's influential English version appeared. Lawrence explains how many of these early translations, while part of a Christian agenda to \"know the enemy,\" often revealed grudging respect for their Abrahamic rival. British expansion in the modern era produced an anomaly: fresh English translations--from the original Arabic--not by Arabs or non-Muslims but by South Asian Muslim scholars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first book to explore the complexities of this translation saga, \u003ci\u003eThe \"Koran\" in English\u003c\/i\u003e also looks at cyber \u003ci\u003eKoran\u003c\/i\u003es, versions by feminist translators, and now a graphic \u003ci\u003eKoran\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Qur'an\u003c\/i\u003e created by the acclaimed visual artist Sandow Birk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce B. Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e is the Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Humanities Professor Emeritus of Religion at Duke University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eWho Is Allah?\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNew Faiths, Old Fears: Muslims and Other Asian Immigrants in American Religious Life\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eShattering the Myth: Islam beyond Violence\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton). He lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327196467474,"sku":"9780691155586","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_92e0be10-bbac-4b45-8ce0-64b3bda7a7a4.jpg?v=1727711145","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-koran-in-english-a-biography-9780691155586","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}