Tim might like it, but I think even he would find it too technical. It really requires at least a working understanding of Arabic and Aramaic to get through, and though my understanding of the former is rudimentary I for some bizarre reason read the latter fairly well.
The implications of the book are mind-boggling, however. I think that it has opened a new chapter in religious criticism with respect to Islam.
The implications of the book are mind-boggling, however. I think that it has opened a new chapter in religious criticism with respect to Islam.
This last bit is why I'd love to read it in some form.
*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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- 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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