Modern Muslim Intellectuals and the Qur'an
ISBN13: 9780197200025ISBN10: 0197200028
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356 pages
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Jun 2004,
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Description
The essays in this volume examine ten Muslim intellectuals from the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, the USA, and Europe who employ contemporary critical methods to interpret the Qur'an, arriving at conclusions which challenge those of earlier Muslim interpretation, and which 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.Features
- Presents for the first time a representative selection of the voices, methods, concerns, and conclusions of the new Muslim community of interpretation
About the Author(s)
Edited by Suha Taji-Farouki, Lecturer in Modern Islam, Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies, University of Exeter
