Qur''an of the Oppressed - Liberation Theology and Gender Justice in Islam

Sommario

• Introduction


• 1: Theology of the Margins: The Reading of Farid Esack


• 2: From the Hereafter to the Here and Now: The Reading of Asghar Ali Engineer


• 3: Gender Justice as a Way of Life: The Reading of Amina Wadud


• 4: Against Patriarchy: The Reading of Asma Barlas


• Conclusions: On Thematic Readings


• Select Glossary


• Bibliography

Info autore

Shadaab Rahemtulla is Lecturer in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at the University of Edinburgh. A Canadian Muslim of Indian descent, he received his doctorate in contemporary Islamic thought at the University of Oxford.

Riassunto

This 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Shadaab Rahemtulla, Shadaab (Lecturer in Islam and Christi Rahemtulla, Shadaab (Lecturer in Islam and Christian-Muslim RelationsAssistant Professor Rahemtulla
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.10.2018
• EAN: 9780198820093
• ISBN: 978-0-19-882009-3
• Pagine: 320
• Serie: Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni