Ethico-religious Concepts in the Qu'ran
Toshihiko Izutsu
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In Ethico-Religious Concepts in the Qur'an, Toshihiko Izutsu provides a masterful and lucid exposition of the Qur'anic teachings. At the time of its original publication in 1959 as The Structure of Ethical Terms in the Koran - revised under the current title in 1966 - it was one of the first studies of the Qur'anic worldview to have appeared in a Western language and its importance has not changed with the passing of time.
Contents:
Principles of Semantic Analysis
1 The Scope and Focus of the Study
2 The Method of Analysis and Its Application
From Tribal Code to Islamic Ethics
3 The Pessimistic Conception of the Earthly Life
4 The Spirit of Tribal Solidarity
5 The Islamization of Old Arab Virtues
6 The Basic Moral Dichotomy
The Analysis of Major Concepts
7 The Inner Structure of the Concept of Kufr
8 The Semantic Field of Kufr
9 Religious Hypocrisy
10 The Believer
11 Good and Bad