<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This book provides a fresh perspective on present-day Qurʾānic interpretations by analysing the historical, social and political dimensions in which they take place, the ways in which they are performed and the media through which they are transmitted.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Muslim Qur<strong>ʾ</strong>ānic interpretation today is beset by tensions. Tensions between localising and globalising forces; tensions between hierarchical and egalitarian social ideals; and tensions between the quest for new approaches and the claim for authority raised by defenders of exegetical traditions. It is this complex web of power structures, local as well as global, that this book seeks to elucidate.</p><p>This book provides a fresh perspective on present-day Qur<strong>ʾ</strong>ānic interpretations by analysing the historical, social and political dimensions in which they take place, the ways in which they are performed and the media through which they are transmitted. Besides discussing the persistence of exegetical traditions and the emergence of new paradigms, it examines the structural conditions in which these processes occur. Languages, nation states, global human rights discourses and intra-Islamic divisions all shape the nature of interpretive endeavours and frequently fuel conflicts over the correct understanding of the Qur<strong>ʾ</strong>ān.</p><p>This book contains more than twenty detailed case studies of recent Qur<strong>ʾ</strong>ānic interpretations, based on translated texts that cover a variety of languages, regions, media, genres, approaches, authors and target groups. They are integrated into the chapters, bring their arguments to life and stimulate fundamental reflections on the authority of the text and the authority of its interpreters.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"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." --Andrea Stanton, University of Denver, Review of Quranic Research, vol. 6, no. 3 (2020)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>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.