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Bezig met laden... Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective (1992)door Amina Wadud
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A Muslim feminist? Believe it, sister. This book is an excellent introduction to how believing Muslims read the Qur'an as an indictment, not a justification, of the oppression of women and privileging of men. It takes on all the passages often cited as placing men above women and reads them in context, convincingly showing that traditionalists have for centuries been playing fast and loose with the sacred text. What's more, this reading of the Qur'an is not something sister Amina dreamed up on her own: She draws on the work of many revered past scholars and disputes well and honestly with the traditional views. The only flaw in the book is the author's academic style, which makes hard work for the reader at times. Still, I think every Muslim who can handle college-level reading in English should read this. What Wadud does in Qur’an and Woman is not an attack on the prophet, the Qur’an, or God. She simply explains and puts certain verses into context, and some things are simply reminders of what Muslims already know. I could tell by her words that this is a woman who has a deep love for the religion and is not trying to change Islam to suit Western ideas of what is proper. At least she doesn’t do this in Qur’an and Woman. If anything, I think she shows that Islam is just and fair. I enjoyed Qur’an and Woman, even if it was a bit over my head at times when Wadud discusses Arabic grammar and differences in vocabulary. I think she had the best intentions in writing this, and I think it’s a little ridiculous that some label it as bad, wrong, or offensive without even reading it, simply because of who she is. I would recommend this book to anyone who thinks that Islam or the Qur’an is sexist of oppressive to women as this book shows only that it is based on justice. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the Qu'ran written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qu'ran and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the Qu'ran and brings it out of the shadows. Muslim progressives have long argued that it is not the religion but patriarchal interpretation and implementation of the Qu'ran that have kept women oppressed. For many, the way to reform is the reexamination and reinterpretation of religious texts. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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