Beschreibung:
This book sets out how contemporary Iranian scholars have approached the Qur¿an during recent decades. It particularly aims to explore the contributions of scholars that have emerged in the post 1979-revolution era, outlining their primary interpretive methods and foundational theories regarding the reading of the Qur¿an.
Part I: Introduction and Reception of Western Scholars' Approaches to the Qur¿an in Iran; Introduction; 1 Reception of Western Scholars' Approaches to the Qur¿an in Iran: Orientalism Refuted; Part II: Approaches of Contextualist Iranian Scholars towards Interpretation of the Qur¿an; 2 Abdolkarim Soroush; 3 Muhammad Mujtahed Shabestar; 4 Hasan Yousefi-Eshkevari; 5 Mohsen Kadivar; 6 Abolqasem Fanaei; 7 Mostafa Malekian; Part III: Contextualist Approaches in Practice; 8 Gender Issues; 9 Pluralism and Freedom of Religion; 10 Human Rights, Democracy and Methods of Governance; Part IV: Concluding Remarks