Interpreting the Qur : towards a contemporary approach /
Saeed, Abdullah
Interpreting the Qur : towards a contemporary approach / Abdullah Saeed. - Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2006. - x, 192 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-182) and index.
Introduction -- The context of the debate on interpretation -- Revelation and interpretation -- Interpretation based on tradition and textualism -- Interpretation based on reason -- Flexibility in reading the text -- Abrogation and reinterpretation -- The meaning of the text as an approximation -- Recognition of the complexity of meaning -- Socio-historical context and interpretation -- Ethico-legal texts and a hierarchy of values -- Ethico-legal texts and a hierarchy of values.
0415365376 (hbk. : alk. paper) RM419.40 0415365384 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780415365376
Koran--Hermeneutics
Koran--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Interpreting the Qur : towards a contemporary approach / Abdullah Saeed. - Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2006. - x, 192 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-182) and index.
Introduction -- The context of the debate on interpretation -- Revelation and interpretation -- Interpretation based on tradition and textualism -- Interpretation based on reason -- Flexibility in reading the text -- Abrogation and reinterpretation -- The meaning of the text as an approximation -- Recognition of the complexity of meaning -- Socio-historical context and interpretation -- Ethico-legal texts and a hierarchy of values -- Ethico-legal texts and a hierarchy of values.
0415365376 (hbk. : alk. paper) RM419.40 0415365384 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780415365376
Koran--Hermeneutics
Koran--Criticism, interpretation, etc.