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Parution de "Reading the Qur’an in the Twenty-First Century A Contextualist Approach" par Abdullah Saeed (Janvier 2014)

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L’ouvrage

Saeed (Abdullah), Reading the Qur’an in the Twenty-First Century A Contextualist Approach, Oxon, Routledge, 2014, 224 p. ISBN 0415677505

L’auteur

Abdullah Saeed est Professeur d’islamologie et directeur du centre des études de l’islam contemporain (Centre for the Study of Contemporary Islam) à l’Université de Melbourne.
Abdullah Saeed est titulaire de diplômes en Australie et à l’étranger. Il a un baccalauréat en arabe et en étude islamique, ainsi que d’une maîtrise en linguistique appliquée et un doctorat en études islamiques de l’Université de Melbourne (Australie). En 1993, il rejoint le Département de langues asiatiques et d’anthropologie à l’université de Melbourne en tant que conférencier, puis en tant que Maître de conférence en 1996 et professeur associé en 2000. Il a été nommé professeur Sultan d’Oman d’études arabes et islamiques en 2003. (extrait traduit du site personnel de A. Saeed par Mehdi AZAIEZ)

Presentation

Reading the Qur’an in the Twenty-First Century considers the development of Qur’anic interpretation and highlights modern debates around new approaches to interpretation. It explores how Muslims from various theological, legal, socio-political and philosophical backgrounds think about the meaning and relevance of the Qur’an, and how their ideas apply in the contemporary world. The book:

reflects on one of the most dominant approaches to interpretation in the pre-modern period, textualism, and the reaction to that in Muslim feminist readings of the Qur’an today.
covers issues such as identifying the hierarchical nature of Qur’anic values, the criteria for the use of hadith in interpretation, fluidity of meaning and ways of ensuring a degree of stability in interpretation.
examines key Qur’anic passages and compares pre-modern and modern interpretations to show the evolving nature of interpretation. Examples discussed include: the authority of men over women, the death of Jesus, shura and democracy, and riba and interest.
Abdullah Saeed provides a practical guide for interpretation and presents the principal ideas of a contextualist approach, which situates the original message of the Qur’an in its wider social, political, cultural, economic and intellectual context. He advocates a more flexible method of interpretation that gives due recognition to earlier interpretations of the Qur’an while also being aware of changing conditions and the need to approach the Qur’an afresh today.

Table des matieres

PART 1: BACKGROUND AND EXAMPLES OF CONTEXTUALISM: PAST AND PRESENT

  • Chapter 1: Introduction and Modern Emphases in Qur’anic Interpretation
  • Chapter 2: Traditional Interpretation, Textualism and the Emergence of Contextualism
  • Chapter 3: An Early Form of Contextualism: Umar and Interpretation
  • Chapter 4: A Modern Form of Contextualism: Women’s Perspectives in Interpretation

PART 2: KEY IDEAS AND PRINCIPLES OF CONTEXTUALIST INTERPRETATION

  • Chapter 5: Revelation and Contexualisation
  • Chapter 6: Hierarchical Nature of Qur’anic Values
  • Chapter 7: Parallel Texts from the Qur’an and Dealing with Hadith
  • Chapter 8: Meaning in a Contextualist Framework
  • Chapter 9: ‘Fundamentals of the Religion’ and Interpretation
  • Chapter 10: Contextualist Interpretation in Practice

PART 3: DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS FOR DIFFERENT CONTEXTS: FOUR CASES

  • Chapter 11: Men’s ‘Authority’ Over Women and Equality
  • Chapter 12: Crucifixion and Death of Jesus Christ
  • Chapter 13: Shūra and Democracy
  • Chapter 14: Riba and Interest

PART 4: CONCLUDING REMARKS

  • Chapter 15: Epilogue