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Interpretation: A Critical Primer

by Nathan Eric Dickman

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Equinox Publishing
  • 13.7 x 21.3 x 1.7 cm

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This volume examines the nature of interpretation, strategies within interpretation, and negotiations about the adequacy of an interpretation, with special attention paid to possible roles interpretation plays in the academic study of religions. While many people engage in interpretation, it is not clear what interpretation is. Throughout the book, a number of fundamental questions posed throughout the history of hermeneutics (theory of interpretation) are addressed. 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? 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. Most other books focus either on historical developments of hermeneutics, on key modern hermeneutic philosophers, or on specific sacred texts such as in biblical or Quranic hermeneutics. 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.

  • Author

    Nathan Eric Dickman

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Equinox Publishing

  • Published

    October 2023

  • Weight

    355g

  • Dimensions

    13.7 x 21.3 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9781800503366

  • ISBN-10

    1800503369

  • Eden Code

    6182605

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