Aims, Methods and Contexts of Qur'anic Exegesis (2nd/8th-9th/15th Centuries)

A collection of essays by leading scholars of the Qur'an and Qur'an commentary (tafsir), looking at the theoretical aims, practical methods, and contexts of tafsir from 2nd/8th-9th/15th centuries. The volume includes primary source material, in the form of editions and translations of the introductions to two works of tafsir.