| Description |
1 online resource (xlviii, 586 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, 1385-3376 ; v. 106 |
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Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 106.
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| Contents |
Introduction / by Muhammad Shahrur -- Al-Islām and al-Īmān -- The sunna of the Prophet -- Revelation -- The theory of limits -- Women and Islamic law -- Political Islam -- Conclusion -- Interview with Muhammad Shahrur / by Dale F. Eickelman (1996) -- Interview with Muhammad Shahrur / by Andreas Christmann (2007) |
| Summary |
This book presents the work and ideas of the Syrian writer Muhammad Shahrur to the English-speaking world. Shahrur is at the moment the most innovative intellectual thinker in the Arab Middle East. Often described as the 'Martin Luther of Islam, ' he offers a liberal, progressive reading of Islam that aims to counter the influences of religious fundamentalism and radical politics. Shahrur's innovative interpretation of the Qur'an offers groundbreaking new ideas, based on his conviction that centuries of historical Islam, including scholarship in the traditional Islamic religious sciences, have obscured or even obliterated the Qur'an's progressive and revolutionary message. That message is one that has endured through each period of human history in which Islam has existed, encouraging Muslims to apply the most contemporary perspective available to interpret the Qur'an's meaning |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-570) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Shaḥrūr, Muḥammad -- Interviews
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| SUBJECT |
Shaḥrūr, Muḥammad fast |
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Šaḥrūr, Muḥammad. swd |
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Koran gnd |
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Islam.
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Islam -- 20th century.
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Muslim scholars -- Interviews
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Islam -- 1800-
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Islam.
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RELIGION -- Islam -- Theology.
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Islam
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Muslim scholars
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Islam
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Recht
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Frau
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| Genre/Form |
Interviews
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Christmann, Andreas.
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| ISBN |
9789047424345 |
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9047424344 |
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