The Koran: Translation essay by Jacques Berque - Pocket format - Living spiritualities collection

Sixteen years of work, and an entire life devoted to the study of Islam, had been necessary for Professor Jacques Berque to propose an "essay translation" of the Koran. Both scholarly and literary, this monumental work, testifying to an intimate familiarity with the Arab world and the tradition of Islam, was hailed as an event for the approach of this culture by the French-speaking public. After four years of additional work, Jacques Berque, who was the tireless explorer of the thousand subtleties of the Koranic language, improved his text by making hundreds of alterations according to the remarks of learned readers, and particularly those of sheikhs of the 'Islam. This second edition, entirely revised, makes us rediscover the Koran in the breath of its origins, opening the perspectives of an enlightened Islam where faith and reason would both have their place.

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