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Ritualizing Muslim Iconic Texts
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Cultural Sciences. (Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4425-0541
2020 (English)In: The Oxford Handbook of Ritual and Worship in the Hebrew Bible / [ed] Samuel E. Balentine, New York: Oxford University Press, 2020, p. 273-288Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

This chapter suggests an explanatory framework for the iconic dimension of the Qur’an as sacred scripture; that is, of physical copies of the book, for example as objects of veneration, respect, and protection, and as sources of a power with perceived effects on health and well-being. It suggests that diverse beliefs and practices within the iconic dimension are consequences of a “personification” of the scripture, which in turn can be explained as a result of two basically human mental abilities and proclivities: conceptual blending and psychological essentialism. The chapter also notes different aspects of the iconic dimension identified in previous research and discusses it in relation to the overall theoretical framework. Finally, it suggests that the framework has wider application for the iconic dimensions of sacred scriptures in general, it and can be useful for explaining the psychological infrastructure of human sacralization as such.

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New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. p. 273-288
Keywords [en]
Islam, Qur’an, mushaf, baraka, blending theory, psychological essentialism, sacredness, desecration, iconic dimension
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Religious Studies
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Humanities, Study of Religions
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-99442DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190222116.013.15Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85111873973ISBN: 9780190222116 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-99442DiVA, id: diva2:1507579
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The Colonial and Post-Colonial Qur'anAvailable from: 2020-12-08 Created: 2020-12-08 Last updated: 2023-10-27Bibliographically approved

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