Naṣr Abū Zayd. A Critical Rereading of Islamic Thought

• Druk: 2017
• Autor: Michał Moch
• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy

This book is a very valuable work to all fields of Arabic and Islamic Studies. Although almost all Arabists have probably heard of Naṣr Abū Zayd, there has so far been no comprehensive monograph of his biography and thought. Hence, I consider the book by Dr Michał Moch to be a work that is pioneering in science not only in Poland, but also, one might say, globally. Such terms are often used, but usually to talk about niche issues. But ‘niche’ is certainly not how one would describe the output of a thinker of Naṣr Abū Zayd’s calibre, making my statement all the more significant.

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• Język wydania: polski
• ISBN: 978-83-8018-165-6
• Liczba stron: 128

AUTHOR’S NOTE	9 

1. Nasr Abu Zayd – LIFE AND HERITAGE	17 

1.1. Roots and Early Years	17 
1.2. Start of Research and Academic Career	19 
1.3. “The Exile Period” – Outside of Egypt	20 
1.4. Academic Career of Abu Zayd and His Written Heritage	22 
	1.4.1. Academic Career of Abu Zayd	22 
	1.4.2. Diversity of Topics in Abu Zayd’s Works	25 

2. SITUATING Nasr Abu Zayd. PREDECESSORS, INFLUENCES, INTELLECTUAL RELATIONS	28 

2.1. Egyptian and Arab Predecessors of Nasr Abu Zayd	29 
2.2. Muhammad Arkoun (Musammad Arkun; 1928–2010)	33 
2.3. Hasan Hanafi (born 1935)	37 
2.4. Sadiq Jalal al-‘Azm (1934-2016)	41 

3. THE CASE OF Abu Zayd (1992–1995). FACTS, JUDICIAL PROCEDURES, FURTHER IMPLICATIONS	45 

3.1. The Context and Timing of the “Case of Abu Zayd”. Shahin’s Report	46 
3.2. The Legal Aspects of the “Case of Abu Zayd”	50 
3.3. The Impact of “Abu Zayd’s Case” after 1995	53 
	3.3.1. The New Hisba law	53 
	3.3.2. Evolution of the Perception of Abu Zayd’s Works and Personality in Egypt and in the Eyes of Egyptians and other Arabs	56 

4. THE INTELLECTUAL LEGACY OF Nasr Abu Zayd. AN APPROACH TO HERMENEUTICS	62 

4.1. The Diversity of Interpretations and Religious Meanings	62
4.2. Revelation as an Act of Communication – The “Humanistic” and Semiotic Aspect	64 
4.3. The Other Aspects of the Hermeneutical Reading of Qur’an. Ta’wil, Contextualisation, Ma‘na and Maghza	66 
4.4. Historicity (ta’rikhiyya) in Abu Zayd’s works	70 

5. ON THE NATURE OF RELIGIOUS RENEWAL AND QUESTION OF WOMEN IN ISLAM	78 

5.1. The Nature of Religious Renewal	78 
5.2. Renewal of Islamic Tradition vs. European Postsecularism	80 
5.3. The Question of Women in Islam According to Abu Zayd	85 

6. Nasr Abu Zayd ON POLITiCS AND IDENTITY	97 

6.1. Nasr Abu Zayd on the Nature of Arab and Muslim Identity – New Sources	97 
6.2. Political Positions	100 
6.3. Abu Zayd on the West and Israel	103 

7. Nasr Abu Zayd IN THE EYES OF THOSE WHO WERE CLOSE TO HIM. BIOGRAPHICAL INTERVIEWS	106 

8. CONCLUSIONS	113 

BIBLIOGRAPHY 116