Islam

Informationen zum Autor Mona Siddiqui is Professor of Islamic Studies and Public Understanding at the University of Glasgow. She began her academic life with a BA in Arabic and French at Leeds University which led eventually to a PhD in Classical Islamic Law at Manchester University. She came to the University of Glasgow in 1996 and two years later founded the Centre for the Study of Islam! which she directs. Professor Siddiqui's research and publication areas are Classical Islamic Law and Theology and Christian-Muslim textual engagement. Professor Siddiqui is well known as a public intellectual and as a broadcaster. She makes regular radio appearances! and writes frequently for the Scottish and British press! as well as being the Chair of the BBC's Religious Advisory Committee. She is an international speaker and has travelled the world at the invitation of diverse institutions to talk about her life and work. She holds 3 honorary doctorates from British universities for her contribution to religious studies and Islamic Studies. In 2005 she became an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Society of Arts. In 2008 she was the Jantina Tammes Visiting Professor at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Theology. She is a member of the Commission on Scottish Devolution and a member of the Global Agenda Council on Faith for the World Economic Forum. Klappentext Whether it's the Qur'an, Prophecy, ritual, law, politics or gender in Islam, this collection of articles will give a glimpse of some of the leading debates in these topics. Covering the last 50 years of Western thought on Islam, this is an essential reading and reference tool for scholars of Islamic studies and religious studies. The articles are intellectually bold and provide a comprehensive understanding of the different dimensions of Islam. Volume One: Qur'an and Prophecy Volume Two: Islamic thought, law, and Ethics Volume Three: Worship and Ritual Volume Four: Gender and Politics Zusammenfassung Whether it's the Qur'an, Prophecy, ritual, law, politics or gender in Islam, this collection of articles will give you a glimpse of some of the leading debates in this subject. Inhaltsverzeichnis VOLUME 1: QUR¿AN AND PROPHECY Qur¿an Understanding the Qur¿an in Text and Context - Richard C. Martin Qur¿an as Spoken Word - William Graham The Tasks and Tradition of Interpretation - Jane Dammen McAuliffe The Dilemma of the Literary Approach to the Qur¿an - Nasr Abu-Zayd Structure and the Emergence of Community - Angelika Neuwirth Sound, Spirit, and Gender in Surat al-Qadr - Michael Sells The Light Verse: Qur¿anic Text and Sufi Interpretation - Gerhard Böwering Some Key Ethical Concepts of the Qur¿an - Fazlur Rahman The Will in the Qur¿an - Frederick M. Denny Themes and Topics - Dan Madigan Readings of the Qur¿an in London and Najaf: John Wansbrough and Muhammad Ba-qir al-Sadr - Chibli Mallat History and Nostalgia: Reflections on John Wansbrough¿s The Sectarian Milieu - Norman Calder Prophecy Images of Muhammed in the Work of Iqbal: Tradition and Alterations - Earle H. Waugh The Signs of Prophecy: The Emergence and Early Development of a Theme in Arabic Theological Literature - Sarah Stroumsa Pre-Existence and Light: Aspects of the Concept of Nu-r Muhammad - Uri Rubin The Story of the Portraits of the Prophet Muhammad - Oleg Grabar Devotion to the Prophet and His Family in Egyptian Sufism - Valerie J. Hoffman-Ladd Metaphors and Sacred History: The Genealogy of Muhammad and the Arab "Tribe" - Daniel Martin Varisco The Quest of the Historical Muhammad - Francis E. Peters VOLUME 2: ISLAMIC THOUGHT, LAW AND ETHICS Necessary Knowledge in Islamic Theology - Binyamin Abrahamov Aspects of the Creed of Imam Hanbal: A Study of Anthropomorphism in Early Islamic Discour...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mona Siddiqui
• Con la collaborazione di: Mona Siddiqui (Editore)
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 24.06.2010
• EAN: 9781847873606
• ISBN: 978-1-84787-360-6
• Pagine: 1624
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni