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Interpreting the Qurʼān : towards a contemporary approach / Abdullah Saeed.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.Description: x, 192 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0415365376 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0415365384 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 297.1/226/01 22
LOC classification:
  • BP 130.2 .S193 2006
Other classification:
  • 11.81
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Item type: Books

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.