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Document Details : Title: The Virgin Mary in the Liturgical Fabric of the Qur'an Subtitle: On the Necessity to Take Qur'anic Philology Seriously Author(s): NEUWIRTH, Angelika , HARTWIG, Dirk Journal: Studies in Interreligious Dialogue Volume: 34 Issue: 2 Date: 2024 Pages: 127-191 DOI: 10.2143/SID.34.2.3293935 Abstract : This essay deals with surah 19 and surah 3 of the Qur'an; it presents a close examination of the interpretations offered by Klaus von Stosch and Muna Tatari (Mary in the Qur'an, 2022). It shows that neglecting the specific 'Qur'anic language' leads to serious misunderstandings (e.g. ignoring the discovery of the hermeneutical category of 'ambiguity' elaborated in the Qur'an). Above all, it leads to the disregard of essential 'subtexts', such as the existential relation between the Christian religion and the Temple (cult), which the Qur'an constructs. Therefore, an important category such as the 'animated temple' (empsychos naos) is not even taken into account, even if it is reflected in neighboring religious traditions (like Greek and Syrian). A comparative theology that works without hermeneutical reflection, but above all without the liturgical orality of the Qur'an, is strongly impeded when dealing with the most important Qur'anic questions. Nevertheless, the two authors’ considerations will be of high interest for seekers of ecumenical approaches within the Qur'an. |
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