Eurocentrism, Qur'anic Translation and Decoloniality

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Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Arabic Transliteration Key
Acknowledgements
Introduction
	References
1 Eurocentrism: A Conceptual Framework
	1.1 Europe as a Cultural Unity
	1.2 Greece and Rome
	1.3 The Judeo-Christian Tradition
	1.4 Enlightenment and Science
	1.5 European Superiority: Solipsism and Power
		1.5.1 Eurocentrism’s Problems in TS
	1.6 Reservations About the Critique of Eurocentrism
	1.7 Conclusion
	Notes
	References
2 Quantifying Eurocentrism: A Bibliometric Approach
	2.1 Sampling Arabic Translation
	2.2 Bibliometrics
	2.3 Quantifying Eurocentrism
	2.4 Scope of Data and Tools
	2.5 Data Results and Analysis
		2.5.1 The Bibliography of Interpreting and Translation (BITRA)
		2.5.2 The Translation Studies Bibliography (TSB)
			2.5.3 Limitations of the Bibliometric Approach
	2.6 Methodologies, Scientificity and Eurocentrism
		2.6.1 The Qualitative–quantitative Divide
	2.7 Conclusion
	Notes
	References
3 Eurocentrism Through a Qualitative Lens: The Case of Qurʾan Translation
	3.1 Sampling Qurʾan Translation
	3.2 Thematic Analysis
	3.3 Themes and Subthemes Identified in the Articles
		3.3.1 Qurʾan Translation With Biblical Touchstones
			3.3.1.1 Christian Translators’ Key Role in Qurʾan Translation History
			3.3.1.2 Biblical Referentiality
			3.3.1.3 (Un)translatability
			3.3.1.4 Linguistic Focus and Translation Quality Assessment (TQA)
		3.3.2 Politics of Representation
			3.3.2.1 The Qurʾan in the Scheme of Things
			3.3.2.2 Regimes of Epistemic Authority
			3.3.2.3 Macro-Narratives
	3.4 Conclusion
	Notes
	References
4 Decoloniality, Liberation Theology and Translation
	4.1 Reference Works
	4.2 Decoloniality and Translation Studies
	4.3 Decoloniality and Liberatory Islam
		4.3.1 Islamic Liberation Theology
	4.4 Tawhid and Qur.an Translation
		4.4.1 Implications for Translation
	4.5 Other ‘Others’
	4.6 Conclusion
	Notes
	References
Concluding Remarks
	References
Appendix 1 Fifty Most Frequent Words in the ‘Subject’ Field of the BITRA Sample
Appendix 2 Twenty-Five Most Frequent Words in the ‘Keyword’ Field of the TSB Sample
Appendix 3 Codes Generated and Compiled After the First Coding Sweep
Appendix 4 Codes Refined and Grouped After the Second Coding Sweep
Index