Qur'an of the oppressed : liberation theology and gender justice in Islam / Shadaab Rahemtulla.
2017
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Qur'an of the oppressed : liberation theology and gender justice in Islam / Shadaab Rahemtulla.
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Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
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1 online resource.
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Oxford theology and religion monographs.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
Theology of the margins: the reading of Farid Esack
From the hereafter to the here and now: the reading of Asghar Ali Engineer
Gender justice as a way of life: the reading of Amina Wadud
Against patriarchy: the reading of Asma Barlas
Conclusions: on thematic readings.
Theology of the margins: the reading of Farid Esack
From the hereafter to the here and now: the reading of Asghar Ali Engineer
Gender justice as a way of life: the reading of Amina Wadud
Against patriarchy: the reading of Asma Barlas
Conclusions: on thematic readings.
Summary
This study analyses the commentaries of four Muslim intellectuals who have turned to scripture as a liberating text to confront an array of problems, from patriarchy, racism, and empire to poverty and interreligious communal violence.
This study analyses the commentaries of four Muslim intellectuals who have turned to scripture as a liberating text to confront an array of problems, from patriarchy, racism, and empire to poverty and interreligious communal violence. Shadaab Rahemtulla considers the exegeses of the South African Farid Esack (b. 1956), the Indian Asghar Ali Engineer (1939-2013), the African American Amina Wadud (b. 1952), and the Pakistani-American Asma Barlas (b. 1950). The authors considered all proritise the Qur'an over the hadith. Rahemtulla considers this an essential move for a Muslim liberation theology and concludes with proposals with a new construal of what a politically radical Islam might mean, sharply differentitated from Islamism. This work provides a rich analysis of the thought-ways of specific Muslim intellectuals, it substantiates a broadly framed school of thought. Rahemtulla draws out their specific and general importance without displaying an uncritical sympathy. He sheds light on the impact of modern exegetical commentary which is more self-conciously concerned with historical context and present realities. In a mutally reinforcing way, this work thus illuminates both the role of agency and hermeneutical approaches in Modern Islamic thought.
This study analyses the commentaries of four Muslim intellectuals who have turned to scripture as a liberating text to confront an array of problems, from patriarchy, racism, and empire to poverty and interreligious communal violence. Shadaab Rahemtulla considers the exegeses of the South African Farid Esack (b. 1956), the Indian Asghar Ali Engineer (1939-2013), the African American Amina Wadud (b. 1952), and the Pakistani-American Asma Barlas (b. 1950). The authors considered all proritise the Qur'an over the hadith. Rahemtulla considers this an essential move for a Muslim liberation theology and concludes with proposals with a new construal of what a politically radical Islam might mean, sharply differentitated from Islamism. This work provides a rich analysis of the thought-ways of specific Muslim intellectuals, it substantiates a broadly framed school of thought. Rahemtulla draws out their specific and general importance without displaying an uncritical sympathy. He sheds light on the impact of modern exegetical commentary which is more self-conciously concerned with historical context and present realities. In a mutally reinforcing way, this work thus illuminates both the role of agency and hermeneutical approaches in Modern Islamic thought.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 31, 2017)
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Available in Other Form
Print version: Rahemtulla, Shadaab Qur'an of the Oppressed : Liberation Theology and Gender Justice in Islam Oxford : OUP Oxford,c2017.
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English
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9780192516497 (electronic book)
0192516493 (electronic book)
9780192516503 (electronic book)
0192516507 (electronic book)
0192516493
9780198796480
019879648X
9780191837753
019183775X
0192516493 (electronic book)
9780192516503 (electronic book)
0192516507 (electronic book)
0192516493
9780198796480
019879648X
9780191837753
019183775X
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