UID:
edocfu_9959284415102883
Format:
1 online resource (225 p.)
ISBN:
0-7486-3113-5
Content:
Literal meaning is what a text means in itself, regardless of what its author intends to convey or the reader understands to be its message. The idea of literal meaning, together with insights from modern semantic and pragmatic philosophers, informs this reading of Islamic legal hermeneutics. Robert Gleave explores various competing notions of literal meaning, linked to both theological doctrine and historical developments. The idea of a text's literal meaning that rules over human attempts to understand God's message has become an element in discussions about who has the authority to interpre
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Understanding literal meaning -- Literal meaning, hermeneutics and Islamic legal theory -- The emergence of literal meaning in early Islamic thought -- Literal meaning in early Islamic legal theory -- Early Shii conceptions of literal meaning -- Zahirism, literalism and Ibn Hazm -- Literal meaning in modern Muslim legal theory : two examples.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-322-98071-3
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7486-2570-4
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9780748631131
