Beyond Sectarianism: Ambiguity, Hermeneutics, and the Formations of Religious Identity in Islam

by Tehseen Thaver

In this groundbreaking book, Tehseen Thaver offers a fundamental reevaluation of how one should think about the relationship between the Qur'an, Shi'ism, and religious identity. Beyond Sectarianism focuses on the literary Arabic Qur'an exegesis of the highly influential yet less studied poet, historian, and exegete al-Sharif al-Radi (d. 1015). Al-Radi's fascinating interpretations sought to resolve Qur'anic ambiguities or mutashabihat...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512825948
• ISBN13: 9781512825947
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"