NES 3787

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NES 3787
Interpreting the Qur'an

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

The Qur'an is a cornucopia of stories, laws, apocalyptic visions, Paradisical landscapes and stark warnings. This course presents students with the opportunity not only to read the Qur'an in translation in its entirety, but also to explore different ways in which the Qur'anic text has been and can be interpreted, and the different religious, social and ethical questions that derive from different methods of interpretation, including those by modern feminist and LGBTQ Muslims. This course is secular and academic in nature. We will study a wide range of religious and secular/academic approaches to interpreting the Qur'an, some of which may challenge widely-held assumptions about the Qur'an's authorship, dating, composition and interpretation.

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi:

  • 18353 NES 3787   SEM 101

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    • TR To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Lawrence, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person