Saeed, Abdullah.

Interpreting the Quran towards a contemporary approach / [electronic resource] : Abdullah Saeed. - Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2006. - x, 192 p.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






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


Electronic books.

BP130.2 / .S193 2006

297.1/226/01