Religions | |
Qur’anic Interpretation and the Problem of Literalism: Ibn Rushd and the Enlightenment Project in the Islamic World | |
Chryssi Sidiropoulou1  | |
[1] Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Boğaziçi University, TB 350, Bebek 343 42, Istanbul, Turkey; E-Mail | |
关键词: Averroës; enlightenment; equivocation; Qur’anic interpretation; literalism; harmonization of philosophy and religion; | |
DOI : 10.3390/rel6031082 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
This article examines the claim that Ibn Rushd of Cordoba (“Averroës,” 12th century B.C.) is a precursor of the Enlightenment and a source of inspiration for the emancipation of contemporary Islamic societies. The paper critically discusses the fascination that Ibn Rushd has exercised on several thinkers, from Ernest Renan to Salman Rushdie, and highlights the problem of literalism in Qur’anic interpretation. Based on Ibn Rushd’s
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