Qurʼan and woman

Description

This book contributes a gender-inclusive approach to one of the most fundamental disciplines in Islamic thought, Qu'ranic exegesis. Wadud breaks down specific texts and key words which have been used to limit women's public and private role, even to justify violence toward Muslim women, revealing that their original meaning and context defy such interpretations. What her analysis clarifies is the lack of gender bias, precedence, or prejudice in the essential language of the Qur'an. Indeed, her understanding of the Qu'ran confirms women's equality and constitutes legitimate grounds for contesting the unequal treatment women have experienced historically -- and continue to experience legally -- in Muslim communities. - Publisher.

Description

Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of readings of the Qur'an written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qur'an and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the Qur'an and brings it out of the shadows. Muslim progressives have long argued that it is not the religion but patriarchal explication and implementation of the Qur'an that have kept women oppressed. For many, the way to reform is the reexamination and reinterpretation of religious texts.

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Other Editions

• Qurʼan and woman: rereading the sacred text from a woman's perspectivePaperbackOxford University Press1999-01-01
• Qurʼan and womanFajar Bakti1992-01-01
• Qur'an and WomanHardcoverOxford University Press, USA1993-05-20
• Qur'An and WomanOxford University Press1999-01-01