I read the Koran recently and was surprised at how it seemed to contradict itself in the same paragraph, and how the meaning of so much of it was incomprehensible. I wondered how much it was due to the translation to English, and differences in culture, or parts of cultural habit that have long been lost.
This book looks very much like something I should read in time.
Thank you for the review.
This book looks very much like something I should read in time.
Thank you for the review.

*MySmiley*
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran by Christoph Luxenberg
31/05/2010 07:42:58 PM
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Nice review! *NM*
31/05/2010 08:35:42 PM
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Thanks! I realize most people aren't going to rush out and read this, but the book was interesting. *NM*
31/05/2010 10:01:28 PM
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Sounds interesting.
31/05/2010 09:11:31 PM
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Syriac is just a specific Aramaic dialect. You know one if you know the other, essentially.
31/05/2010 10:01:00 PM
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Right.
31/05/2010 10:58:16 PM
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Modern Arabic dialects should be considered separate languages.
31/05/2010 11:53:37 PM
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Your question about forgetting (before I forget)
01/06/2010 12:12:08 AM
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I see. Interesting.
02/06/2010 12:52:09 AM
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"nasiy" is just one of the possible definitions that Manna gave, not the "proper reading".
02/06/2010 05:07:41 AM
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Ooh, interesting.
01/06/2010 10:51:42 PM
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I'm glad you enjoyed the review. I doubt you'll enjoy the book.
01/06/2010 10:56:12 PM
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Damn.
01/06/2010 11:01:30 PM
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There will probably be a more "general reader"-friendly book on it in the future.
01/06/2010 11:27:15 PM
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The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran for Dummies?
02/06/2010 12:33:47 AM
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That would be a great book
02/06/2010 12:40:38 AM
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excellent
02/06/2010 12:44:50 AM
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Tired?
02/06/2010 01:14:53 AM
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I'm sure he was referring to Sumerian theory in Akkadian grammar.
02/06/2010 01:50:30 AM
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Re: I'm sure he was referring to Sumerian theory in Akkadian grammar.
02/06/2010 03:32:13 AM
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I think there's even a "Children of Tiamat and the Parents Who Flay Them" section.
02/06/2010 05:11:02 AM
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