In this book, renowned Islamic scholar Angelika Neuwirth presents key features of her course on The Koran as a Text of Late Antiquity. The work transcends polarizing analyses and well-intentioned but superficial attempts to show commonalities, presenting instead the unique elements of the Koran while showing how it emerges from a common cultural space. Her analysis is an exemplary combination of philological precision and cultural sensitivity.

Angelika Neuwirth, Freie Universität Berlin.