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Women and the Qur'an [electronic resource] : A Study in Islamic Hermeneutics
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davary, Bahar.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Qur'an--Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History.
- Qur'an--Hermeneutics.
- Women in the Qur'an.
- Women in the Qur®an.
- Qurʼan--Hermeneutics.
- Qurʼan.
- Qurʼan--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.
- Local Subjects:
- Qur'an--Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History.
- Qur'an--Hermeneutics.
- Women in the Qur'an.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (192 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This work argues that a link between the modern consciousness of woman and the Qur'anic discourse can be established only by revealing the historical continuity in the language formation in the image of woman. A resource for addressing this issue can be found in the discussion of modern hermeneutics. The central theme of modern hermeneutics is to examine the historical continuity between the text and its interpretations. The work of Hans-Georg Gadamer, a contemporary German philosopher who is influential in the hermeneutical ontology of language in both North America and Europe, provides the f
- Contents:
- WOMEN AND THE QUR'AN: A Study in Islamic Hermeneutics; Copyright Page; Dedication; Ask the Rose about the Rose; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter One - Tabari: The Classical Approach; Chapter Two - Fakhr Al-Din Ar-Razi: The Grand Commentary; Chapter Three - 'Abduh: Accommodating Tradition with Modernity; Chapter Four - Tabataba'i: Contemporary Shi'a Tafsir; Chapter Five - If Our Past is Present, How Can We Get to the Future? Remembered or Usable Past; Conclusion - ""Forgetfulness of Being"" and the Futurality of Dasein; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-4404-1
- OCLC:
- 850162554
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