| Critique of Religious Discourse Contributor(s): Abu Zayd, Nasr Hamid (Author), Wright, Jonathan (Translator), Kersten, Carool (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0300207123 ISBN-13: 9780300207125 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $93.06 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Philosophy - Religion | Islam - General |
| Dewey: 297.37 |
| LCCN: 2017942336 |
| Series: World Thought in Translation |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An important work of contemporary Islamic thought argues against the programmatic use of Islamic religious texts to support fundamentalist beliefs First published in Arabic in 1994, progressive Muslim scholar Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd's controversial essay argued that conventional fundamentalist interpretations of the Quran and other Islamic religious texts are ahistorical and misleading. Conservative religious leaders accused him of apostasy. Marking the first time a work by Abu Zayd is available in its entirety in any Western language, this English edition makes his erudite interpretation of classical Islamic thought accessible to a wider audience at a critical historical moment. |