The figure of the villain Samaritan in the Qur´an: Q. 20:87-99

Joshua Sabih

The figure of the villain Samaritan in the Qur´an: Q. 20:87-99

Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies

Abstract

The figure of the villain Samaritan in the Qur´an
Q. 20:87-99

In the Qur´anic text, reference to other “mock texts” is re-presented through transtextual relations. In the several accounts about Moses and the sons of Israel, one accounts stands out, namely the account in the mekkan sura 20: 4-109, in which a narrative figure - “the Samaritan” is depicted as a villain character. He was blamed for handcrafting the golden calf and misleading the sons of Israel in the wilderness after their victorious exit from Egypt (Q 20-87-99).
This paper will deal with the early Qur´anic texts´ literary reconstruction of the figure of the Samaritan the basis of two conflicting mock “narratives/texts”. Mock texts, in this context, do not necessarily stand for the Jewish and Samaritan canonised narratives about each group´s genealogy.

Translated title of the contribution	Den onde samaritanere i koranen: k. 20:87-99
Original language	English
Publication date	2 Aug 2013
Number of pages	12
Publication status	Published - 2 Aug 2013
Event	EABS: Samaritan Studies Session - The University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Duration: 30 Jul 2013 → 2 Aug 2013

Conference

Conference	EABS
Location	The University of Leipzig
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Leipzig
Period	30/07/2013 → 02/08/2013

Keywords

Faculty of Humanities

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http://www.eabs.net/site/conference-summary/past-conferences/leipzig-2013/leipzig-2013-provisional-programme-2/

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