Qur'an and Woman Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective

Name: Qur'an and Woman Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective
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ISBN: 9780195128369

ISBN-10: 0195128362

ISBN-13: 9780195128369

Edition: 2nd 1999 (Revised)

Authors: Amina Wadud

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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 gender inclusive reading to one of the most fundamental disciplines in Islamic thought, Qu'ranic…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/10/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 8.11" wide x 5.31" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

Dr Amina Wadud is professor of Islamic Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is author of the influential Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective.



Dedication


Preface


Preface to the First Edition


Acknowledgments


Glossary of Select Arabic Terms


Introduction How Perceptions of Woman Influence Interpretation of the Qur'An



In the Beginning, Man and Woman Were Equal: Human Creation in the Qur'An



The Qur'Anic View of Woman in This World



The Equity of Recompense: The Hereafter in the Qur'An



Rights and Roles of Woman: Some Controversies


Conclusion


Appendix


Bibliography


Index