Prologue: The Contested Qurʾān
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | Prologue: The Contested Qurʾān - Muslim Qur’anic Interpretation Today |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Johanna Pink; University of Freiburg; |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Islamic Studies; Quranic Studies |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Qur'anic exegesis; interpretation of the Qur'an; contemporary Muslims; contemporary Islam; contemporary debates in Islamic Studies |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | Muslim Qurʾānic interpretation today is embedded in power structures. It is also beset by tensions: tensions between localising and globalising forces; tensions between hierarchical and egalitarian social ideals; tensions between the quest for new approaches and the claim for authority raised by defenders of exegetical traditions. It is this complex web of power structures and tensions, local as well as global, that this book seeks to elucidate. It provides a fresh perspective on present-day Qurʾānic interpretations by analysing the historical, social and political dimensions in which they take place, the ways in which they are performed and the media through which they are transmitted. Besides discussing the persistence of exegetical traditions and the emergence of new paradigms, it examines the structural conditions in which these processes occur. Languages, nation states, global human rights discourses and intra-Islamic divisions all shape the nature of interpretive endeavours and frequently fuel conflicts over the correct understanding of the Qurʾān. The book contains more than twenty detailed case studies of recent Qurʾānic interpretations, based on translated texts that cover a variety of languages, regions, media, genres, approaches, authors and target groups. They are integrated into the chapters, bring their arguments to life and stimulate fundamental reflections on the authority of the text and the authority of its interpreters. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 15-Oct-2018 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/34798 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.34798 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Muslim Qur’anic Interpretation Today |
| 16. | Language | English=en | En |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) | contemporary |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |