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100 1 _aShadaab Rahemtulla
245 1 0 _aQur'an of the Oppressed:
_bLiberation Theology and Gender Justice in Islam
264 1 _aOxford:
_bOxford University Press,
_c2017
300 _axi, 295 p.,
_c23 cm
490 1 _aOxford Theology and Religion Monographs
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Theology of the margins: the reading of Farid Esack -- From the hereafter to the here and now: the reading of Asghar Ali Engineer -- Gender justice as a way of life: the reading of Amina Wadud -- Against patriarchy: the reading of Asma Barlas -- Conclusions: on thematic readings.
520 8 _aThis 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 hermeneutical approaches in Modern Islamic thought.
650 0 _aCivil rights
_xReligious aspects
_xIslam
650 0 _aLiberty
_xReligious aspects
_xIslam
650 0 _aIslam and politics
650 0 _aLiberation theology
650 0 _aIslamic philosophy
650 0 _aFarid Esack
650 0 _aAsghar Ali Engineer
650 0 _aAmina Wadud
650 0 _aAsma Barlas
830 0 _aOxford Theology and Religion Monographs
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