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Originally Posted by HarryT
The reason for reading the Koran is the same as the reason for reading the Bible - it gives you an understanding of the societies that base their cultural mores on that particular religious text. Regardless of whether one regards the Bible as having any spiritual meaning, its teaching underpin western society, and the same is true of the Koran and middle Eastern society. You cannot truly understand those societies without a knowledge of the foundation on which they are built.
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I'm not sure about the last sentence with regard to various religious texts. Societies reinterpret texts to suit their circumstances - the influence of a text on society seems debatable to me.