Gender and Muslim constructions of exegetical authority : : a rereading of the classical genre of Qur'an commentary / / by Aisha Geissinger.
A number of classical Sunnī Quran commentaries quote several different types of exegetical materials attributed to a few female figures from the first century A.H/seventh century C.E.—āthār, ḥadīths, legal opinions and variant readings, as well as lines of poetry. In Gender and Muslim Constructions...
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Superior document: | Islamic History and Civilization, Volume 117 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2015. ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Islamic history and civilization ;
Volume 117. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (331 pages). |
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Summary: | A number of classical Sunnī Quran commentaries quote several different types of exegetical materials attributed to a few female figures from the first century A.H/seventh century C.E.—āthār, ḥadīths, legal opinions and variant readings, as well as lines of poetry. In Gender and Muslim Constructions of Exegetical Authority , Aisha Geissinger provides a comprehensive introduction to such quotations, and offers an analysis of their place and significance within the pre-modern genre of Quran commentary, demonstrating that key hermeneutical concepts in classical quranic exegesis ( tafsīr ) are gendered. Bringing together materials which have not previously been examined in detail and utilising gender as a lens through which to study them, this work provides a new approach to the study of pre-modern tafsīr . |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9004294449 |
ISSN: | 0929-2403 ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | by Aisha Geissinger. |