Comments on: PoMo Musings: “Biblical Literalism” http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2009/02/23/pomo-musings-biblical-literalism/ Blogging on Philosophy and Politics Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:59:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: El Sordo http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2009/02/23/pomo-musings-biblical-literalism/comment-page-1/#comment-692 El Sordo Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:06:21 +0000 http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/?p=572#comment-692 One could also posit carefully - that Quranic literalism (which is more prevalent and problematic for the Quran is declared to be the "recitation" to Muhammed of the "Word of God" from the Archangel Gabriel) sits uncomfortably with the prohibitions on Idolatry and the customs of Iconoclasm that for example forbid Muslims from creating images of the Prophet Muhammed or of Allah. Literalism when it becomes a fetish (as in a recent case that held that because the Quran contained the actual "Word of God" the book must be treated in Libraries with the utmost respect - positioning them on the highest shelves etc.) surely also becomes an idolatry. One could also posit carefully – that Quranic literalism (which is more prevalent and problematic for the Quran is declared to be the “recitation” to Muhammed of the “Word of God” from the Archangel Gabriel) sits uncomfortably with the prohibitions on Idolatry and the customs of Iconoclasm that for example forbid Muslims from creating images of the Prophet Muhammed or of Allah.

Literalism when it becomes a fetish (as in a recent case that held that because the Quran contained the actual “Word of God” the book must be treated in Libraries with the utmost respect – positioning them on the highest shelves etc.) surely also becomes an idolatry.

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