Islam and literalism : literal meaning and interpretation in Islamic legal theory / Robert Gleave.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gleave, R. (Robert)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qurʼan--Hermeneutics.

Qurʼan.

Islamic law--Interpretation and construction.

Islamic law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-207) and index.

ISBN:

0-7486-3113-5

OCLC:

818846724