title: The Koran: A Very Short Introduction
author:  Michael Cook 
description: <br>"In a beautifully written, concise, and insightful study... Michael Cook makes clear some of the mysteries of this holy book....Evocative and explanatory.... For anyone, at almost any level of knowledge, wanting to learn more about the Qur'an, this is a wonderful place to start."--<em>First Things</em>
zlib_text: The Koran: A Very Short Introduction
   
  
  VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS are for anyone wanting a
  stimulating and accessible way in to a new subject. They are written
  by experts, and have been published in more than 25 languages
  worldwide.
   
  The series began in 1995, and now represents a wide variety of
  topics in history, philosophy, religion, science, and the humanities.
  Over the next few years it will grow to a library of around 200
  volumes – a Very Short Introduction to everything from ancient Egypt
  and Indian philosophy to conceptual art and cosmology.
  Very Short Introductions available now:
   
  ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY    Julia Annas
   
  THE ANGLO-SAXON AGE    John Blair
   
  ANIMAL RIGHTS    David DeGrazia
   
  ARCHAEOLOGY    Paul Bahn
   
  ARCHITECTURE    Andrew Ballantyne
   
  ARISTOTLE    Jonathan Barnes
   
  ART HISTORY    Dana Arnold
   
  ART THEORY    Cynthia Freeland
   
  
  THE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY    Michael Hoskin
   
  ATHEISM    Julian Baggini
   
  AUGUSTINE    Henry Chadwick
   
  BARTHES    Jonathan Culler
   
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