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Record Nr.

UNINA9910164940403321

Autore

Rahemtulla Shadaab

Titolo

Qur'an of the oppressed : liberation theology and gender justice in Islam / / Shadaab Rahemtulla

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2017

ISBN

0-19-251650-7

0-19-183775-X

0-19-251649-3

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 pages)

Collana

Oxford theological and religious monographs

Disciplina

297.272

Soggetti

Civil rights - Religious aspects - Islam

Liberty - Religious aspects - Islam

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This edition previously issued in print: 2017.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Theology of the margins: the reading of Farid Esack -- From the hereafter to the here and now: the reading of Asghar Ali Engineer -- Gender justice as a way of life: the reading of Amina Wadud -- Against patriarchy: the reading of Asma Barlas -- Conclusions: on thematic readings.

Sommario/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.