Reading the Qur'an: (Record no. 8494)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780199836741 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 297.1226 |
| Item number | SAR-R |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Sardar, Ziauddin |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Reading the Qur'an: |
| Remainder of title | the contemporary relevance of the sacred text of Islam / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | ziauddin sardar |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press, |
| Year of publication | 2011. |
| Place of publication | Oxford: |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxii, 406 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Overview --<br/>By way of tradition --<br/>Themes and concepts --<br/>Contemporary topics |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Abstract, etc | In this book, the author laments that for far too many Muslims, the Qur'an he had learned in his mother's lap has become a stick used for ensuring conformity and suppressing dissenting views. Indeed, some find in the Qur'an justification for misogyny, validation for hatred of others, an obsession with dress and mindless ritual, rules for running modern states. Arguing against these trends, he speaks out for a more open, less doctrinaire approach to reading the Qur'an. He contends that the Qur'an is not fixed in stone for all time, but a dynamic text which every generation must encounter anew, and whose relevance and implications for our time we have yet to fully discover. The words of the Qur'an imply movement: the religious life, it tells us, is not about standing still but always striving to make our life, our society, the entire world around us a better place for everyone. He explores the Qur'an from a variety of perspectives, from traditional exegesis to hermeneutics, critical theory, and cultural analysis, drawing fresh and contemporary lessons from the Sacred Text. He also examines what the Qur'an says about such contemporary topics as power and politics, rights of women, suicide, domestic violence, sex, homosexuality, the veil, freedom of expression, and evolution. In his book about the Qur'an and Islam today, the author opens a new window on this remarkable Sacred Text. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | GEN |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Qurʼan -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Lost status | Damaged status | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non Fiction | Library, SPAB | Library, SPAB | D-1 | 11/01/2017 | SPAB/LIB/2016-17/B744 | 2016-10-05 | IN1789 | 2016-10-05 | Baroda | USD29.95 | Rs. 2108.48 | 2016-10-05 | IN1789 | 2016-10-05 | Baroda | USD 29.95 | Rs. 2108.48 | 1634.07 | 297.1226 SAR-R | 010428 | Books |