Motif
Contested revelation accused of poetry, legend, or sorcery
contested_revelation_accused_of_poetry_legend_or_sorcery
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Revelation and Scripture. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 654-720 confidence: medium
The preface attributes Koranic materials to local legends, Jewish and Christian traditions, Meccan accusations, and alleged coadjutors including Salman the Persian and Sergius/Boheira; it mentions Heaven and Hell parallels with the Zendavesta and Apocryphal Gospel traditions.
The Meccans are reported to have taunted the early Koran as poetry, fabulous legend, or sorcery, and to have alleged human collaborators.
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