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PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-101350070025
ISBN-139781350070028
eBay Product ID (ePID)242869107
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Number of Pages280 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameQur'anic Hermeneutics : between Science, History, and the Bible
SubjectIslam / Koran & Sacred Writings, Islamic Studies, Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics
Publication Year2018
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science
AuthorAbdulla Galadari
FormatHardcover
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight20.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2018-009305
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsGaladari brings a unique voice to Qur'anic exegesis. He combines a thorough knowledge of the Arabic language with a mastery of the cognate language of Hebrew, which leads him to make less obvious and yet dramatic connections that provide a key to novel interpretations of familiar texts. His controversial views are sure to inspire fruitful debate., Here is a Muslim voice that will surprise many with what it has to say about the Qur'an and the Bible. Displaying an impressive familiarity with a wide array of scholarship and sources, Abdulla Galadari proposes bold and provocative interpretations of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic texts that will delight some and disturb others. This book opens up exciting new ways of thinking about the relationships among the monotheistic traditions., This is a learned reading of the Qur'an in its Near Eastern environment. It is a welcome addition to the literature on the Qur'an., "Here is a Muslim voice that will surprise many with what it has to say about the Qur'an and the Bible. Displaying an impressive familiarity with a wide array of scholarship and sources, Abdulla Galadari proposes bold and provocative interpretations of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic texts that will delight some and disturb others. This book opens up exciting new ways of thinking about the relationships among the monotheistic traditions." -- John Kaltner, Virginia Ballou McGehee Professor of Muslim-Christian Relations, Rhodes College, USA "This is a learned reading of the Qur'an in its Near Eastern environment. It is a welcome addition to the literature on the Qur'an." -- Walid Ahmad Saleh, Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Toronto, Canada "Galadari brings a unique voice to Qur'anic exegesis. He combines a thorough knowledge of the Arabic language with a mastery of the cognate language of Hebrew, which leads him to make less obvious and yet dramatic connections that provide a key to novel interpretations of familiar texts. His controversial views are sure to inspire fruitful debate." -- David Penchansky, Professor of Hebrew Bible, University of St. Thomas, USA
Dewey Decimal297.122601
Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgements Notes on Transliteration 1. Introduction 2. Interpretation according to the Qur'an 3. Examples of Intertextual Polysemy from Qur'anic and Arabic Perspectives 4. The Relationship between the Qur'an and the Bible 5. Examples of Intertextual Polysemy between the Qur'an and the Bible 6. Allegorical Interpretation 7. Conclusion 8. Bibliography Notes Index
SynopsisProposes a radical new way of interpreting the Qur'an, drawing on the multiple meanings that words found in both the Qur'an and the Bible may have., Qur'anic Hermeneutics argues for the importance of understanding the polysemous nature of the words in the Qur'an and outlines a new method of Qur'anic exegesis called intertextual polysemy. By interweaving science, history and religious studies, Abdulla Galadari introduces a linguistic approach which draws on neuropsychology. This book features examples of intertextual polysemy within the Qur'an, as well as between the Qur'an and the Bible. It provides examples that intimately engage with Christological concepts of the Gospels, in addition to examples of allegorical interpretation through inner-Qur'anic allusions. Galadari reveals how new creative insights are possible, and argues that the Qur'an did not come to denounce the Gospel-which is one of the stumbling blocks between Islam and Christianity-but only to interpret it in its own words. This book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.
LC Classification NumberBP130.2.G35 2018
