| Contemporary Perspectives on Revelation and Qur'ānic Hermeneutics: An Analysis of Four Discourses Contributor(s): Akbar, Ali (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474456162 ISBN-13: 9781474456166 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - Theology - Religion | Islam - Koran & Sacred Writings - Philosophy | Hermeneutics |
| Dewey: 297.211 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ali Akbar examines the works of four noted scholars of Islam: Fazlur Rahman (Pakistan), Abdolkarim Soroush (Iran), Muhammad Mujtahed Shabestari (Iran) and Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (Egypt). His study shows that the consequences of taking a humanistic approach to understanding revelation are not confined to the realm of speculation about the relationship between God and humans, but also to interpreting Qur'ānic socio-political precepts. The four scholars emerge as a distinctive group of Muslim thinkers who open up a new horizon in contemporary Islamic discourse. |