Notes on Salman Rushdie
The Satanic Verses (1988)

Table of Contents

• Copyright notice
• Introduction to these notes
• Chapter I: The Angel Gibreel
• Chapter II: Mahound
• Chapter III: Ellowen Deeowen
• Chapter IV: Ayesha
• Chapter V: A City Visible but Unseen
• Chapter VI: Return to Jahilia
• Chapter VII: The Angel Azraeel
• Chapter VIII: The Parting of the Arabian Sea
• Chapter IX: The Wonderful Lamp
• Sources
• Joel Kuortti's Index to the Satanic Verses, an indispensible reference tool
• Subir Grewal's Rushdie Page, listing many resources
• Subir Grewal's glossary of terms used by Rushdie in his works
• Fred Whitehead: Freethought Traditions in the Islamic World
• A rather negative look at the Satanic Verses by Julian Samuel
• Random House pages on The Moor's Last Sigh
• Other study guides by Paul Brians

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