Qur'an of the Oppressed: Liberation Theology and Gender Justice in Islam

by Shadaab Rahemtulla

Book Overview

This study analyzes 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. Shadaab Rahemtulla considers the exegeses of the South African Farid Esack (b. 1956), the Indian Asghar Ali Engineer (1939-2013), the African American Amina Wadud (b. 1952), and the Pakistani American Asma Barlas (b...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198820097
• ISBN13: 9780198820093
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"