The History of the Qurʾān by Theodor Nöldeke, Friedrich Schwally, Gotthelf Bergsträßer, and Otto Prietzl; edited and translated by Wolfgang H. Behn

Gabriel Said Reynolds

doi:10.12730/13091719.2014.52.111

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The History of the Qurʾān by Theodor Nöldeke, Friedrich Schwally, Gotthelf Bergsträßer, and Otto Prietzl; edited and translated by Wolfgang H. Behn

Abstract

The History of the Qurʾān is the first English translation of the magnum opus of western Qurʾānic Studies, Geschichte des Qorāns. It includes English versions of the second edition of Theodor Nöldeke’s original (1860) work, as revised by Friedrich Schwally (commonly referred to as GdQ1; first published in 1909), “Die Sammlung des Qorāns,” by Nöldeke and Schwally (GdQ2; 1919) and “Die Geschichte des Koran-texts” (GdQ3 1926, 1929, 1938), begun by Schwally but finally written by Gotthelf Bergsträsser and his student Otto Pretzl (all three works were later published together: Hildesheim: G. Olms, 1970). In this review I will first reflect on the nature of the translation and then discuss the usefulness of this classical work of Qurʾānic Studies to contemporary scholars.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Religious Studies

Journal Section

Book Review

Authors

Gabriel Said Reynolds
0000-0002-6706-950X
United States

Publication Date

July 8, 2015

Submission Date

January 4, 2015

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-

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Year 2014 Volume: 5 Number: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.12730/13091719.2014.52.111

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https://izlik.org/JA38WZ53ZK

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APA

Reynolds, G. S. (2015). The History of the Qurʾān by Theodor Nöldeke, Friedrich Schwally, Gotthelf Bergsträßer, and Otto Prietzl; edited and translated by Wolfgang H. Behn. Ilahiyat Studies, 5(2), 251-257. https://doi.org/10.12730/13091719.2014.52.111

AMA

1.Reynolds GS. The History of the Qurʾān by Theodor Nöldeke, Friedrich Schwally, Gotthelf Bergsträßer, and Otto Prietzl; edited and translated by Wolfgang H. Behn. IS. 2015;5(2):251-257. doi:10.12730/13091719.2014.52.111

Chicago

Reynolds, Gabriel Said. 2015. “The History of the Qurʾān by Theodor Nöldeke, Friedrich Schwally, Gotthelf Bergsträßer, and Otto Prietzl; Edited and Translated by Wolfgang H. Behn”. Ilahiyat Studies 5 (2): 251-57. https://doi.org/10.12730/13091719.2014.52.111.

EndNote

Reynolds GS (July 1, 2015) The History of the Qurʾān by Theodor Nöldeke, Friedrich Schwally, Gotthelf Bergsträßer, and Otto Prietzl; edited and translated by Wolfgang H. Behn. Ilahiyat Studies 5 2 251–257.

IEEE

[1]G. S. Reynolds, “The History of the Qurʾān by Theodor Nöldeke, Friedrich Schwally, Gotthelf Bergsträßer, and Otto Prietzl; edited and translated by Wolfgang H. Behn”, IS, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 251–257, July 2015, doi: 10.12730/13091719.2014.52.111.

ISNAD

Reynolds, Gabriel Said. “The History of the Qurʾān by Theodor Nöldeke, Friedrich Schwally, Gotthelf Bergsträßer, and Otto Prietzl; Edited and Translated by Wolfgang H. Behn”. Ilahiyat Studies 5/2 (July 1, 2015): 251-257. https://doi.org/10.12730/13091719.2014.52.111.

JAMA

1.Reynolds GS. The History of the Qurʾān by Theodor Nöldeke, Friedrich Schwally, Gotthelf Bergsträßer, and Otto Prietzl; edited and translated by Wolfgang H. Behn. IS. 2015;5:251–257.

MLA

Reynolds, Gabriel Said. “The History of the Qurʾān by Theodor Nöldeke, Friedrich Schwally, Gotthelf Bergsträßer, and Otto Prietzl; Edited and Translated by Wolfgang H. Behn”. Ilahiyat Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, July 2015, pp. 251-7, doi:10.12730/13091719.2014.52.111.

Vancouver

1.Gabriel Said Reynolds. The History of the Qurʾān by Theodor Nöldeke, Friedrich Schwally, Gotthelf Bergsträßer, and Otto Prietzl; edited and translated by Wolfgang H. Behn. IS. 2015 Jul. 1;5(2):251-7. doi:10.12730/13091719.2014.52.111