Interpreting the Qurʼān :

Saeed, Abdullah.

Interpreting the Qurʼān : towards a contemporary approach / Abdullah Saeed. - London ; 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) 0415365384 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2004029204


Koran--Hermeneutics.
Koran--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BP 130.2 / .S193 2006

297.1/226/01