Speaking QurÆan - An American Scripture

An exploration of how Muslims in the U.S. have interpreted the Qur'an in ways that make it speak to their American realities

Info autore

Timur R. Yuskaev is associate professor of contemporary Islam at Hartford Seminary, where he coedits The Muslim World journal and directs programs training American Muslim religious professionals, chaplains and imams. He holds a Ph.D. in religious studies with specialization in Islamic studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Riassunto

Examines how Muslim Americans have been participating in their country's cultural, social, religious, and political life. Essential to this process, Timur R. Yuskaev shows, is how the Qur'an has become an evermore deeply American text that speaks to central issues in the lives of American Muslims through the spoken-word interpretations of Muslim preachers, scholars,and activists.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Timur R Yuskaev, Timur R. Yuskaev
• Editore: Univ of south carolina press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781611177947
• ISBN: 978-1-61117-794-7
• Pagine: 192
• Serie: Studies in Comparative Religion; Studies in Comparative Religio; Studies in Comparative Religion; Studies in Comparative Religio
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni