Muslim Qur'anic Interpretation Today

Johanna Pink is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Freiburg. Among her publications are one monograph as well as numerous articles and handbook chapters on contemporary, modern and 18th century Qur'anic exegesis as well as classical Qur'anic hermeneutics. She is currently publishing a collective volume on tafsir and Islamic intellectual history (OUP) and a guest-edited issue of the Journal of Qur'anic Studies on the translation of the Qur'an. Other areas of interest include the history of Egypt and the status of non-Muslims in Muslim religious and legal discourses.

"Johanna Pink has published an important monograph, one that will serve as our new guide to the study of contemporary commentary as a globalized endeavor." Religious Studies Review, September 2019 "Pink has produced a fine new study in the field of contemporary Quranic exegesis. It is an irreplaceable resource for scholars and students on Quranic studies." Laviano, Mariangela, Islamochristiana, 45 (2019) ". . . you will delight in every page, because this is the book that you have been waiting for. . . She deftly explains the fundamental structural conditions that influence Qur.an interpretation today: the increased prominence of the Qur.an in Muslim piety; the important and multi-valent role of nation-states; the tension between classically trained religious scholars and pious interpreters with professional backgrounds (physicians, engineers, literature professors, among others); the various kinds of constraining and enabling markets (readers, publishers, and more); and the shifting possibilities afforded by new media forms and new ways to reach, persuade, and discuss interpretative views with audiences and fellow interpreters. . . . broad in scope, bold in its arguments, comprehensive in its evidence, and a pleasure to read." Stanton, Andrea, Review of Quranic Research, vol. 6, no. 3 (2020)

• Introduction Part one: Qur'anic Interpretation Today: A History of the Present 1. The New Centrality of the Qur'anic Message 2. Reconstituting the Exegetical Tradition 3. Frames of Reference 4. Methods and Interpretive Strategies 5. The Global Qur'an in a Diverse World Part Two: Contemporary Readings of the Qur'an: An Anthology 6. Media 7. Aims 8. Traditions of Exegesis 9. Hermeneutics and Methods 10. Beyond the Mainstream Epilogue: The Contested Qur'an: Textual Interpretation and Authority