Aims, methods and contexts of Qur'anic exegesis (2nd/8th-9th/15th centuries) /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Karen Bauer.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London:
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press, In association with the Institute of Ismaili studies,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2013.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xv, 503 p ;
SERIES
Series Title
Qur'anic studies series ;
Volume Designation
9
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Index
CONTENTS NOTE
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1: THE AIMS OF TAFSIR ; 1. Tafsir and Unlocking the Historical Qur'an: Back to Basics? ; 2. Justifying the Genre: A Study of Introductions to Classical works of Tafsir, ; 3. The Introduction to al-Wa idi's al-Basit: An Edition, Translation and Commentary ; 4. Towards a Reconstruction of the Mu'tazili Tradition of Qur'anic Exegesis: Reading the Introduction to the Tahdhib of al- akim al-Jishumi (d. 494/1101) and Its Application ; 2: METHODS AND SOURCES OF TAFSIR ; 5. Early Shi'i Hermeneutics: Some Exegetical Techniques Attributed to the Shi'i Imams ; 6. The Construction of the Arabian Historical Context in Muslim Interpretation of the Qur'an ; 7. Methods and Contexts in the Use of Hadiths in Classical Tafsir Literature: The Exegesis of Q. 21:85 and Q. 17:1 ; 8. Letter by Letter: Tracing the Textual Genealogy of a Sufi Tafsir ; 9. Fakhr al-Din al-Razi's System of Inquiry ; 10. Master of the Obvious: Understanding ahir Interpretations in Qur'anic Exegesis ; 11. Jalal al-Din al-Suyu i, the Mu'awwidhatan and the Modes of Exegesis ; 3: CONTEXTUALISING TAFSIR ; 12. A Schoolmaster, Storyteller, Exegete, and Warrior at Work in Khurasan: al- a ak b. Muza im al-Hilali (d. 106/ 724) ; 13. Methodologies for the Dating of Exegetical Works and Traditions: Can the Lost Tafsir of Kalbi be Recovered from Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas (also known as al-Wadi )? ; Bibliography
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Qurʼan -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History