Barlas Discussion Questions I
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Discussion Questions for the first half of Barlas' "Believing Women" in Islam:
- What are some of the challenges inherent in reading the Qur’anic text (or any other sacred text)? Pp. 32-37
- What is Tafsir? What are some of the problems identified by Barlas which result from relying primarily on tafsir to understand the Qur’anic text? Pp. 38-42
- How are some of these problems compounded by the hadith literature? Pp. 42 - top of pg. 50
- How do conservative theories mask the true meanings of the text by generalizing the particular? Pp. 50-58
- How do critical readings of the Qur’an, which historicize the particular, yield a different understanding of the text and its function in different circumstances? Pp. 58-62
- What became the relation of the Sunna to the Qur’an and how did that affect interpretations of the Qur’an? Pp. 64-76
- How did the state affect the creation of knowledge? Pp. 81-89
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Afsaruddin, A. (2007, May 06). Barlas Discussion Questions I . Retrieved February 12, 2012, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/arabic-and-middle-east-studies/women-in-islamic-societies/lecture-and-study-materials/barlas-discussion-questions-i.
