Between God and History
De Gruyter (Verlag)
9783111335407 (ISBN)
This book examines the political nature of contemporary Muslim Qur'an Hermeneutics. In particular, it examines how a historical view of scripture - developed and canonized in a Western academic context - is debated by Muslim thinkers today. I argue that methodological discussions about the Qur'an are used to negotiate farther-reaching ethical concerns, both societal and political. They hence offer a window into socio-religious change today.
Proponents of historical hermeneutics often consider them universally applicable - as a remedy for the partialities of tradition and a vehicle for progress. They interpret any opposition in binary categories: modern-premodern, outsider-insider, objective-subjective. Viewing the Qur'an as a political object, however, sheds new light on these debates. The author contends that reading the Qur'an as literature or as a historical document does not merely hinge on method or qur'anic ontology but also on conceptions of human nature. Dissonances regarding epistemology and human nature lead to different sensibilities vis-à-vis the Qur'an.
Examining in detail debates over historical Qur'an hermeneutics is meant to discern ways for a rapprochement between Western academic and Islamic qur'anic studies.
Rahel Fischbach, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, USA.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.06.2025 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Islam – Thought, Culture, and Society ; 17 |
| Verlagsort | Berlin/Boston |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 230 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam |
| Schlagworte | hermeneutics • Hermeneutik • Interpretation • Koran • Moderner Islam • Modern Islam • Qur'an |
| ISBN-13 | 9783111335407 / 9783111335407 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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