Qur'an of the oppressed : liberation theology and gender justice in Islam / Shadaab Rahemtulla.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rahemtulla, Shadaab, 1983- author.

Series:

Oxford theology and religion monographs

Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics.

Liberation theology.

Liberty--Religious aspects--Islam.

Liberty.

Islamic philosophy.

Physical Description:

xi, 295 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

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. 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 heremnetucal approaches in Modern Islamic thought.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780198796480

019879648X

OCLC:

976043064