The Qur’an Reconfigures Society and Meaning through Imagination and Metaphor

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• Qur’anic Islam is understood as a historical-political phenomenon that rebuilt the community

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• Understanding the Qur’an requires taking metaphor seriously
• Qur’anic metaphor changes meaning
• The distinction between imagination and fantasy
• The social imaginary shapes societies
• Understanding the Qur’an requires taking metaphor seriously
• Qur’anic metaphor changes meaning
• The distinction between imagination and fantasy
• The social imaginary shapes societies