Constructing a Religiously Ideal ',Believer', and ',Woman', in Islam : Neo-traditional Salafi and Progressive Muslims' Methods of Interpretation

Annotation In this comprehensive study, Adis Duderija examines how Neo Traditional Salafi thought (NTS) and progressive Muslims interpret the normative concepts of 'Believer' and 'Muslim Woman' in contemporary Islam Cover 1 Half-Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Series Editor Preface 10 Acknowledgments 14 Introduction 15 1 Genealogy of Debates on the Relative Status and the Authenticity of the Various Sources of Legal Authority in the Sunni Islamic Tradition 38 2 Neotraditional Salafism: Its Main Proponents and Its Manhaj 62 3 The Delineating Features of Premodern Embedded Manahij and Their Interpretational Implications 81 4 NTS Religiously Ideal “Believer” and “Muslim Woman” Concepts 96 5 Progressive Muslims— Conceptualizing and Engaging the Islamic Tradition 127 6 Progressive Muslims’ Model of Interpretation ( Manhaj ) and Their Interpretational Implications 149 7 Progressive Muslims’ Religiously Ideal “Believer” and “Muslim Woman” Concepts 178 Conclusion 197 Notes 202 Selected Bibliography 245 Index 260 Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-23 Genealogy of Debates on the Relative Status and the Authenticity of the Various Sources of Legal Authority in the Sunni Islamic Tradition....Pages 25-48 Neotraditional Salafism: Its Main Proponents and Its Manhaj ....Pages 49-67 The Delineating Features of Premodern Embedded Manahij and Their Interpretational Implications....Pages 69-83 NTS Religiously Ideal “Believer” and “Muslim Woman” Concepts....Pages 85-115 Progressive Muslims—Conceptualizing and Engaging the Islamic Tradition....Pages 117-138 Progressive Muslims’ Model of Interpretation (Manhaj) and Their Interpretational Implications....Pages 139-167 Progressive Muslims’ Religiously Ideal “Believer” and “Muslim Woman” Concepts....Pages 169-187 Conclusion....Pages 189-193 Back Matter....Pages 195-258