Sura Structures and Chronology
Sura Structures and Chronology
This chapter lays out the criteria for the chronological arrangement of the suras that will be followed in the rest of the book. It argues critically for upholding the basic chronology first set out by Nöldeke at the end of the nineteenth century, providing detail on the textual and rhetorical qualities used to define the chronological development of the text. It also provides an overview of the structural qualities of the sura as a genre, and of the verbal features characteristics of the successive stages of the text’s development.
Keywords: sura, chronology, sura structures, Meccan suras, Medinan suras, chronological criteria
Oxford Scholarship Online requires a subscription or purchase to access the full text of books within the service. Public users can however freely search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter.
Please, subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you think you should have access to this title, please contact your librarian.
To troubleshoot, please check our FAQs , and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us .
