Reading the Qur'an in the twenty-first century : a contextualist approach /
"Reading the Quran in the Twenty-First Century considers the development of Quranic interpretation and highlights modern debates around new approaches to interpretation. It explores how Muslims from various theological, legal, socio-political and philosophical backgrounds think about the meanin...
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London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2014
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| description | "Reading the Quran in the Twenty-First Century considers the development of Quranic interpretation and highlights modern debates around new approaches to interpretation. It explores how Muslims from various theological, legal, socio-political and philosophical backgrounds think about the meaning and relevance of the Quran, and how their ideas apply in the contemporary world. The book:reflects on one of the most dominant approaches to interpretation in the pre-modern period, textualism, and the reaction to that in Muslim feminist readings of the Quran today. Covers issues such as identifying the hierarchical nature of Quranic values, the criteria for the use of hadith in interpretation, fluidity of meaning and ways of ensuring a degree of stability in interpretation. examines key Quranic passages and compares pre-modern and modern interpretations to show the evolving nature of interpretation. Examples discussed include: the authority of men over women, the death of Jesus, shura and democracy, and riba and interest. Abdullah Saeed provides a practical guide for interpretation and presents the principal ideas of a contextualist approach, which situates the original message of the Quran in its wider social, political, cultural, economic and intellectual context. He advocates a more flexible method of interpretation that gives due recognition to earlier interpretations of the Quran while also being aware of changing conditions and the need to approach the Quran afresh today"--provided by publisher |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:5082872020-12-19T17:18:49ZReading the Qur'an in the twenty-first century : a contextualist approach / 211806 Saeed, Abdullah London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,2014eng"Reading the Quran in the Twenty-First Century considers the development of Quranic interpretation and highlights modern debates around new approaches to interpretation. It explores how Muslims from various theological, legal, socio-political and philosophical backgrounds think about the meaning and relevance of the Quran, and how their ideas apply in the contemporary world. The book:reflects on one of the most dominant approaches to interpretation in the pre-modern period, textualism, and the reaction to that in Muslim feminist readings of the Quran today. Covers issues such as identifying the hierarchical nature of Quranic values, the criteria for the use of hadith in interpretation, fluidity of meaning and ways of ensuring a degree of stability in interpretation. examines key Quranic passages and compares pre-modern and modern interpretations to show the evolving nature of interpretation. Examples discussed include: the authority of men over women, the death of Jesus, shura and democracy, and riba and interest. Abdullah Saeed provides a practical guide for interpretation and presents the principal ideas of a contextualist approach, which situates the original message of the Quran in its wider social, political, cultural, economic and intellectual context. He advocates a more flexible method of interpretation that gives due recognition to earlier interpretations of the Quran while also being aware of changing conditions and the need to approach the Quran afresh today"--provided by publisherIncludes bibliographical references (pages 184-190) and index"Reading the Quran in the Twenty-First Century considers the development of Quranic interpretation and highlights modern debates around new approaches to interpretation. It explores how Muslims from various theological, legal, socio-political and philosophical backgrounds think about the meaning and relevance of the Quran, and how their ideas apply in the contemporary world. The book:reflects on one of the most dominant approaches to interpretation in the pre-modern period, textualism, and the reaction to that in Muslim feminist readings of the Quran today. Covers issues such as identifying the hierarchical nature of Quranic values, the criteria for the use of hadith in interpretation, fluidity of meaning and ways of ensuring a degree of stability in interpretation. examines key Quranic passages and compares pre-modern and modern interpretations to show the evolving nature of interpretation. Examples discussed include: the authority of men over women, the death of Jesus, shura and democracy, and riba and interest. Abdullah Saeed provides a practical guide for interpretation and presents the principal ideas of a contextualist approach, which situates the original message of the Quran in its wider social, political, cultural, economic and intellectual context. He advocates a more flexible method of interpretation that gives due recognition to earlier interpretations of the Quran while also being aware of changing conditions and the need to approach the Quran afresh today"--provided by publisherPSZJBL Qur'an as literatureURN:ISBN:9780415677493 (hbk.)URN:ISBN:9780415677509 (pbk.) |
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