Shaping a Qur'anic Worldview

Exploring the subjectivity of the Qur--n's meaning in the world, this book analyses Qur--nic referencing in Muslim political rhetoric.

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 Qur--nic hermeneutics, the influence of the Qur--n on Muslim intellectual traditions, and Arabic-Islamic literary culture in the early -Abb-sid period.

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