While many people engage in interpretation, it is not clear what
interpretation is. This critical primer examines the nature of
interpretation, strategies within interpretation, and negotiations
about the adequacy of an interpretation, with special attention
paid to possible roles hermeneutics (the theory of interpretation)
plays in the academic study of religions. This book addresses a
number of fundamental questions posed throughout the history of
hermeneutics: • What is an “interpretation”? • What or who
determines the meaning of a text? • What helps in navigating
competitions or conflicts of interpretation? • What is the place
of interpretation in the academy, relative to explanatory sciences
and productive arts? Many books have focused on historical
developments of hermeneutics, on key modern hermeneutic
philosophers, or on specific sacred texts such as in biblical or
Quranic hermeneutics. The unique approach taken to interpretation
here is based on the fundamental axiom of philosophical
hermeneutics—the hermeneutic priority of questioning. Through
this, the author makes a case for the critical value of
interpretation. Each chapter of this book refines a conceptual
element that combines with others into a theory of interpretation
useful for the classroom and in scholarship on hermeneutics.
General
Imprint: |
Equinox Publishing Ltd
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Concepts in the Study of Religion |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Nathan Eric Dickman
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Dimensions: |
213 x 137mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
176 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80050-337-3 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-80050-337-7 |
Barcode: |
9781800503373 |
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