Modern Muslim Intellectuals and the Qur'an

Suha Taji-Farouki editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:26th Jan '06

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This volume examines 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 that challenge those of the past. It offers a framework for understanding their work and responses to this among Muslim and Non-Muslim audiences, and illustrates the diverse struggles in which they recruit the Qur'an, read through the lens of their modernist or post-modernist positions. Pointing to the emergence of a new trend in Muslim interpretation characterised by direct engagement with the word of God and the embrace of intellectual modernity in the context of an increasingly globalized world, it presents and analyses for the first time a representative selection of its voices, methods, and conclusions.

Review from previous edition Lay persons and scholars alike will benefit from the tone and the content of this timely volume. * Bruce B. Lawrence, Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Humanities Professor of Religion, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina *

ISBN: 9780197200032

Dimensions: 213mm x 132mm x 30mm

Weight: 497g

356 pages