Saeed, Abdullah.,

Interpreting the Qurʼan : towards a contemporary approach / Abdullah Saeed. - 1 online resource (x, 192 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-182) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. The context of the debate on interpretation -- 3. Revelation and interpretation -- 4. Interpretation based on tradition and textualism -- 5. Interpretation based on reason -- 6. Flexibility in reading the text -- 7. Abrogation and reinterpretation -- 8. The meaning of the text as an approximation -- 9. Recognition of the complexity of meaning -- 10. Socio-historical context and interpretation -- 11. Ethico-legal texts and a hierarchy of values -- 12. Epilogue.

9780203016770 9781134215874 9781134215911 9781134215928

10.4324/9780203016770 doi


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

BP130.2 / .S193 2006

297.122601 / S127