Interpreting the Qur : towards a contemporary approach - Saeed, Abdullah (Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2006)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-182) and index.
Keywords: Koran -- Hermeneutics; Koran -- Criticism, interpretation, etc