Modern Muslim Intellectuals and the Qur'an

ISBN13: 9780197200032ISBN10: 0197200036 Paperback, 356 pages

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The essays in this volume examine ten Muslim intellectuals from the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, the USA, and Europe. These thinkers employ contemporary critical methods to interpret the Qur'an, arriving at conclusions that challenge those of earlier Muslim interpretation, and are critical of political Islam and progressive in orientation. The volume offers a framework for understanding their work, and responses to this among Muslim and Western audiences.

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"Lay persons and scholars alike will benefit from the tone and the content of this timely volume."--Bruce B. Lawrence, Duke University

Product Details

356 pages; ISBN13: 978-0-19-720003-2ISBN10: 0-19-720003-6

About the Author(s)

Edited by Suha Taji-Farouki, Lecturer in Modern Islam, Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies, University of Exeter

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