“Practical” Hermeneutics of Muhammad Quraish Shihab – between Scilla of Anarchy and Charybdis of Dogmatism
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2021-14-4-883-902
Abstract
The present article deals with the work of an Indonesian scholar and a public intellectual Muhammad Quraish Shihab. The paper reveals the main principles of Quraish Shihab's Quranic Hermeneutics, which include pragmatism (orienting towards the joint interest), thematic approach and methodological holism. Among the objects of the research there are his innovative approach to Quran exegesis, his links with Egyptian modernist schools of M. Abduh and M.R. Ridah, his ideas, where Islam comes as a “middle way”. Moreover, the article demonstrates the connection between his hermeneutical theory and his social activism, especially in the fi eld of media. The author concludes the paper with a brief explanation of the main points of Quraish Shihab's hermeneutical theory.
About the Author
D V. Mukhetdinov
Moscow Islamic Institute; Saint Petersburg State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Damir V. Mukhetdinov, PhD (Theology), Cand. Sci. (Politics), the Head; Full Professor, the Faculty of Asian and African Studies, Director of the Center for Islamic Studies
Moscow
Saint Petersberg
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Mukhetdinov D.V. “Practical” Hermeneutics of Muhammad Quraish Shihab – between Scilla of Anarchy and Charybdis of Dogmatism. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2021;14(4):883-902. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2021-14-4-883-902
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