Overview
This compilation presents, for the first time, a range of essays in English by Muslim intellectuals exploring a variety of approaches to the Qur'an in contemporary Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country. The eleven essays come from established and emerging scholars and address topics such as new methods of approaching the Qur'an, Islamic law reform, human rights, inter-faith relations, the struggle by women for equal rights, and the use or misuse of Qur'anic symbols. They reflect the interests and approaches of a new generation of Indonesian Muslim scholars who seek guidance from the religious texts within a contemporary context. The writings represent a creative effort to project new ideas and to affirm that Islam and the Qur'an are in a broad sense compatible with the aspirations of Indonesian Muslims today.
Full Product Details
Author: Abdullah Saeed (, Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies and Director of the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Islam, University of Melbourne)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.60cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 22.40cm
Weight: 0.500kg
ISBN: 9780197200018
ISBN 10: 019720001
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 10 November 2005
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
Lucidly written and judiciously selected, the eleven chapters of this book make an invaluable contribution to studies of contemporary Islamic thought in general, and to Indonesian studies in particular. Osman Bakar, Professor of Islamic Thought and Civilization, International Islamic University of Malaysia, and Senior Fellow, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University this fine book sets out authoritatively and clearly a variety of understandings and interpretations which reflect the dynamism that underpins Indonesian Islam today. M. C. Ricklefs, Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore; Adjunct Professor, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University; Honorary Professor, Monash University Saeed must be congratulated for putting a book together which delivers a well-balanced overall picture of the many facets of Qur'anic studies in Indonesia. Holger Warnk, Asien - The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, No. 104 ...aptly described by the editor...'to make available to the English-speaking audience a sample of writings on Qur'an-related topics by intellectuals from the world's most populous Muslim country...and by a range of Indonesian authors'. Muhammad Zainiy Uthman, Journal of Islamic Studies, Vol. 18, No. 3
