Gleave, R.

Islam and literalism literal meaning and interpretation in Islamic legal theory / [electronic resource] : Robert Gleave. - Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2012 - 1 online resource (xii, 212 p.)

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

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.

0748631135 (electronic bk.) 9780748631131 (electronic bk.)


Koran--Hermeneutics.


Islamic law--Interpretation and construction.
RELIGION / Islam / Law


Electronic books.

KBP461 / .G54 2012

340.59