Download or read book The Koran: A Very Short Introduction written by Michael Cook and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2000-02-24 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Very Short Introduction explores the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in traditional Muslim culture. Michael Cook provides a lucid and direct account of the Koran as codex, as scripture, as liturgy, and as the embodiment of truth, and examines its means of formation and dissemination. He also discusses issues of interpretation for certain key verses, demonstrating that fecundity of the text for readers throughout the world.