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001			9781315870922
008			180706s2014 nyua ob 001 0 eng d
020			_a9781315870922 _q(e-book : PDF)
020			_a9781317974130 _q(e-book: Mobi)
020			_a9781317974147 _q(e-book: ePub)
020			_a9781317974154 _q(e-book: PDF)
020			_z9780415677493 _q(hardback)
020			_z9780415677509 _q(paperback)
024	7		_a10.4324/9781315870922 _2doi
035			_a(OCoLC)897466332
050		4	_aBP130.4 _b.S32 2014
082	0	4	_a297.1226 _bS127
100	1		_aSaeed, Abdullah.,
245	1	0	_aReading the Qur'an in the twenty-first century : _ba contextualist approach / _cAbdullah Saeed.
264		1	_aNew York, N.Y. : _bRoutledge, _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource (vi, 196 pages)
505	0		_apt. 1. Background and examples of contextualism : past and present -- pt. 2. Key ideas and principles of contextualist interpretation -- pt. 3. Different interpretations for different contexts : four cases -- pt. 4. Concluding remarks.
520			_a"Reading the Qur'an in the Twenty-First Century considers the development of Qur'anic 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 Qur'an, 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 Qur'an today. - covers issues such as identifying the hierarchical nature of Qur'anic 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 Qur'anic 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 Qur'an 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 Qur'an while also being aware of changing conditions and the need to approach the Qur'an afresh today"-- _cProvided by publisher.
630	0	0	_aQur'an _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630	0	0	_aQur'an _xReading.
650		0	_aQur'an as literature.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780415677493 _w(DLC) 2013031219
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315870922 _zClick here to view.
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