Qurʼan and woman : rereading the sacred text from a woman's perspective / Amina Wadud.
Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the Qu'ran written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qu'ran and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the Qu'ran and br...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1999.
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| Edition: | [2nd ed.] |
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| Summary: | Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the Qu'ran written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qu'ran and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the Qu'ran and brings it out of the shadows. Muslim progressives have long argued that it is not the religion but patriarchal interpretation and implementation of the Qu'ran that have kept women oppressed. For many, the way to reform is the reexamination and reinterpretation of religious texts. Qu'ran and Woman contributes a gende. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 118 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-116) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198029434 0198029438 |