# Introducing the Qur’ān, Part I: Revelation, Text, and History

An episode of [Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1295957854), 14 Mar 2025, 57 min.

Audio: https://media.shwep.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/14122521/SHWEP-Episode-203-Introducing-the-Quran-Part-I.mp3

We cover some basic territory in introducing the Qur'ān, the holiest text of Islām. We introduce the text, discuss the traditional story of the Qur'ān's revelation, the modern text-critical enterprise of Qur'anic studies, and try to pin down the elusive character of this book-that-is-not-a-book.

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