A Comparison between Hermeneutics and Islamic Exegetical Tradition

In this essay, the general issues of hermeneutics and Islamic exegesis have <br /> been compared at first, indicating their similarities and differences regarding <br /> their definition, fields, goals and methods. Then, the most important <br /> achievements in each field have bee...

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Main Authors: Sayyed Morteza Hoseyni Shahrodi, Ali Zangoee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alzahra University 2012-03-01
Series:تحقیقات علوم قرآن و حدیث
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Online Access:http://tqh.alzahra.ac.ir/article_892_297a2c29a4c1b5e321445f47748da14c.pdf
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Summary:In this essay, the general issues of hermeneutics and Islamic exegesis have <br /> been compared at first, indicating their similarities and differences regarding <br /> their definition, fields, goals and methods. Then, the most important <br /> achievements in each field have been studied, illustrating their resemblance <br /> and divergence and also the challenges each confront. The author concludes <br /> that the issues discussed in hermeneutics, like reconstruction of the author's <br /> subjectivity, hermeneutical circle, the author's intention, the identity of the <br /> text, and the interpreter's presuppositions, are the topics which are also <br /> discussed in the Islamic exegetical tradition.
ISSN:2008-2681
2476-616X