Jerusha Tanner Lamptey
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- April 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199362783
- eISBN:
- 9780199362806
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199362783.003.0007
- Subject:
- Religion, Islam, Religion and Society
This chapter focuses on the Qurʾānic genre of hierarchical religious difference—that is, the semantic field of taqwā—in greater detail. It explores the concepts of īmān (“belief”), islām ...
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This chapter focuses on the Qurʾānic genre of hierarchical religious difference—that is, the semantic field of taqwā—in greater detail. It explores the concepts of īmān (“belief”), islām (“submission, devotion”), ḥanīf (commonly translated as “nondenominational monotheist”), kufr (“disbelief”), shirk (“ascribing partners to God”), and nifāq (“hypocrisy”) in reference to three taqwā-related themes: recognition of and attitude toward God; response to God’s guidance; and type and nature of actions. In relation to each theme, essential characteristics of the concepts and the interconnections among them are illuminated. Based on this exploration, this chapter presents the Qurʾānic discourse on hierarchical religious difference as being characterized by dynamism, ambiguous boundaries, and relational complexity.Less
This chapter focuses on the Qurʾānic genre of hierarchical religious difference—that is, the semantic field of taqwā—in greater detail. It explores the concepts of īmān (“belief”), islām (“submission, devotion”), ḥanīf (commonly translated as “nondenominational monotheist”), kufr (“disbelief”), shirk (“ascribing partners to God”), and nifāq (“hypocrisy”) in reference to three taqwā-related themes: recognition of and attitude toward God; response to God’s guidance; and type and nature of actions. In relation to each theme, essential characteristics of the concepts and the interconnections among them are illuminated. Based on this exploration, this chapter presents the Qurʾānic discourse on hierarchical religious difference as being characterized by dynamism, ambiguous boundaries, and relational complexity.
Jerusha Tanner Lamptey
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- April 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199362783
- eISBN:
- 9780199362806
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199362783.003.0008
- Subject:
- Religion, Islam, Religion and Society
This chapter articulates an integrated and comprehensive model of Qurʾānic religious difference, which aims to reweave sameness, lateral religious difference, and hierarchal religious difference into ...
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This chapter articulates an integrated and comprehensive model of Qurʾānic religious difference, which aims to reweave sameness, lateral religious difference, and hierarchal religious difference into a coherent—although complex and at times ambiguous—account. In doing so, this chapter explores the themes of creation, the relationship between creation and revelation, the relationship between revelations, and the purpose of divinely intended lateral religious difference. It also argues for the necessity of reenvisioning the Qurʾānic discourse as provocative guidance rather than as taxonomy of religious difference.Less
This chapter articulates an integrated and comprehensive model of Qurʾānic religious difference, which aims to reweave sameness, lateral religious difference, and hierarchal religious difference into a coherent—although complex and at times ambiguous—account. In doing so, this chapter explores the themes of creation, the relationship between creation and revelation, the relationship between revelations, and the purpose of divinely intended lateral religious difference. It also argues for the necessity of reenvisioning the Qurʾānic discourse as provocative guidance rather than as taxonomy of religious difference.
