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Re: Thanks... everynametaken Send a noteboard - 02/06/2010 03:35:47 AM
I would probably read it if I had a tenth of your linguistic skills but since I don't I'll have to pass on this one. :P

I do appreciate your thoughts on the future of literary criticism in Islam. I happen to agree. I don't believe the religion as a whole will ever evolve (and ultimately survive the coming centuries) if Muslims don't start criticizing their sacred cows and rethink the Qur'an and the old interpretations that they hold so sacred.
But wine was the great assassin of both tradition and propriety...
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
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The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran by Christoph Luxenberg Tom - 31/05/2010 07:42:58 PM 1307 Views
Nice review! *NM* everynametaken - 31/05/2010 08:35:42 PM 373 Views
Thanks! I realize most people aren't going to rush out and read this, but the book was interesting. *NM* Tom - 31/05/2010 10:01:28 PM 337 Views
Re: Thanks... everynametaken - 02/06/2010 03:35:47 AM 715 Views
Sounds interesting. Legolas - 31/05/2010 09:11:31 PM 683 Views
Syriac is just a specific Aramaic dialect. You know one if you know the other, essentially. Tom - 31/05/2010 10:01:00 PM 777 Views
Right. Legolas - 31/05/2010 10:58:16 PM 789 Views
Modern Arabic dialects should be considered separate languages. Tom - 31/05/2010 11:53:37 PM 744 Views
Fair enough. Legolas - 02/06/2010 12:50:32 AM 777 Views
It's hardly revolutionary from a scholarly perspective. Tom - 02/06/2010 05:06:13 AM 676 Views
Your question about forgetting (before I forget) Tom - 01/06/2010 12:12:08 AM 701 Views
I see. Interesting. Legolas - 02/06/2010 12:52:09 AM 682 Views
"nasiy" is just one of the possible definitions that Manna gave, not the "proper reading". Tom - 02/06/2010 05:07:41 AM 702 Views
Ooh, interesting. Rebekah - 01/06/2010 10:51:42 PM 717 Views
I'm glad you enjoyed the review. I doubt you'll enjoy the book. Tom - 01/06/2010 10:56:12 PM 680 Views
Damn. Rebekah - 01/06/2010 11:01:30 PM 666 Views
There will probably be a more "general reader"-friendly book on it in the future. Tom - 01/06/2010 11:27:15 PM 709 Views
Excellent. I shall (forget to) keep an eye out for it. *NM* Rebekah - 01/06/2010 11:30:58 PM 316 Views
The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran for Dummies? damookster - 02/06/2010 12:33:47 AM 695 Views
That would be a great book Tom - 02/06/2010 12:40:38 AM 705 Views
excellent damookster - 02/06/2010 12:44:50 AM 672 Views
Tired? everynametaken - 02/06/2010 01:14:53 AM 669 Views
I'm sure he was referring to Sumerian theory in Akkadian grammar. Burr - 02/06/2010 01:50:30 AM 975 Views
Re: I'm sure he was referring to Sumerian theory in Akkadian grammar. everynametaken - 02/06/2010 03:32:13 AM 694 Views
I think there's even a "Children of Tiamat and the Parents Who Flay Them" section. Tom - 02/06/2010 05:11:02 AM 672 Views
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