Abdullah Saeed

Reading the Qur'an in the Twenty-First Century (eBook, PDF)

A Contextualist Approach

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book considers the development of Qur'anic interpretation and highlights modern debates around new approaches to interpretation. It explores how Muslims from various backgrounds think about the meaning and relevance of the Qur'an, and how their ideas apply in the contemporary world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317974154
• Artikelnr.: 40146605

Autorenporträt

Abdullah Saeed is Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His previous books for Routledge include Interpreting the Qur'an (2005), Islamic Thought: An Introduction (2006), and The Qur'an: An Introduction (2008).

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1: BACKGROUND AND EXAMPLES OF CONTEXTUALISM: PAST AND PRESENT Chapter
1: Introduction and Modern Emphases in Qur'anic Interpretation Chapter 2:
Traditional Interpretation, Textualism and the Emergence of Contextualism
Chapter 3: An Early Form of Contextualism: Umar and Interpretation Chapter
4: A Modern Form of Contextualism: Women's Perspectives in Interpretation
PART 2: KEY IDEAS AND PRINCIPLES OF CONTEXTUALIST INTERPRETATION Chapter 5:
Revelation and Contexualisation Chapter 6: Hierarchical Nature of Qur'anic
Values Chapter 7: Parallel Texts from the Qur'an and Dealing with Hadith
Chapter 8: Meaning in a Contextualist Framework Chapter 9: 'Fundamentals of
the Religion' and Interpretation Chapter 10: Contextualist Interpretation
in Practice PART 3: DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS FOR DIFFERENT CONTEXTS: FOUR
CASES Chapter 11: Men's 'Authority' Over Women and Equality Chapter 12:
Crucifixion and Death of Jesus Christ Chapter 13: Sh¿ra and Democracy
Chapter 14: Riba and Interest PART 4: CONCLUDING REMARKS Chapter 15:
Epilogue