1. religion and spirituality
2. islam

h®
Program in
Islamic Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Moses & Pharoah,
Word & Staff:
The Poetic, Dramatic, & Narrative Dimensions of
ur'anic Discours
Spe a k er :
Date:
Michael Sells,
April 24, 2015
Musa
(Moses)
dominates
Qur'anic accounts of the
ancient prophets. His story
is alluded to or recounted in
dozens of passages.
The
story of "early Musa," from
his birth to the drowning of
Pharaoh (Fir'awn), occurs in
several different suras, and
is told in strikingly different
ways. Close attention to the
Place:
Gilman Hall, Room 50
University of Chicago
Time:
5:00 pm
manner in which these
versions
compare
and
contrast with one another
will offer insights into both
the variations in Qur'anic
discourse and the cohesion
across those variations, and
into
Qur'an's
own
self-commentary
on
its
rhetorical art and power.