1st Edition
Shaping a Qur'anic Worldview Scriptural Hermeneutics and the Rhetoric of Moral Reform in the Caliphate of al-Ma'un
By Vanessa De Gifis
Copyright 2014
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
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Exploring the subjectivity of the Qurʾān’s meaning in the world, this book analyses Qurʾānic referencing in Muslim political rhetoric. Informed by classical Arabic-Islamic rhetorical theory, the author examines Arabic documents attributed to the ʿAbbāsid Caliph al-Maʾmūn (r. 813-833), whose rule coincided with the maturation of classical Islamic political thought and literary culture. She... Read more
Introduction 1 Circumstances of Referencing 2 Techniques of Referencing 3 Civil War 4 Foreign Relations and Jihad 5 The Mihna Conclusion: The Qur’an’s Meaning in the World
Biography
Vanessa De Gifis earned her Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of
Chicago(2008) and is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at Wayne State University. Her research
focuses on Qurʾānic hermeneutics, the influence of the Qurʾān on Muslim intellectual traditions, and
Arabic-Islamic literary culture in the early ʿAbbāsid period.
