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Podcast: New Books in Medieval History
Episode: Sarra Tlilli, âAnimals in the Qurâanâ (Cambridge UP, 2012)
Description: In her book Animals in the Qurâan (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Sarra Tlili carefully addresses a complex issue. What does the Qurâan say about non-human animals? And their relationship to humans? Tlili begins her study by discussing conceptions of animals in various religions, in addition to Islam, and not just âAbrahamicâ traditions. The remainder of the book focuses on the Qurâan, its presentation of animals, and a range of exegetical literature that treats the topic of animals in the Islamic holy text. Tlili also ventures into Arabic literature more broadly. She adroitly demonstrates that classical Muslim scholars did not under...