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Title Islam and literalism : literal meaning and interpretation in Islamic legal theory
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Call No 340.59 GLE
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Publisher Name Edinburgh University Press
Publishing Year 2012
Edition 1st
Pages 212
Price 24.99 GBP
Text Language English
Available Yes, Accessions:[ 44672 ]
Description 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 Shīʻī conceptions of literal meaning -- Zahirism, literalism and Ibn Ḥazm -- Literal meaning in modern Muslim legal theory : two examples.
Keywords Quran-Hermeneutics; Islamic law-Interpretation and construction