Critical Hermeneutics
Contemporary Philosophical Perspectives in Turkey on the Understanding and Interpretation of the Qur'an
Published on 28. June 2023
Book
Hardback
226 pages
978-90-04-53786-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Turkish market of Qur'anic translations and studies is exceedingly oversaturated. Critics find some of these lacking in proper hermeneutical judgment, impelling them to reflect on the conditions of judicious Qur'anic exegesis. These reflections have remained relatively unexplored in English academic literature. In Critical Hermeneutics, Celik explores and compares the hermeneutical philosophies of three Turkish intellectuals, namely Alpyagil, Cuendioglu, and OEztuerk. By exploring their philosophical views on subjectivity and objectivity in the context of interpreting the Qur'an, Celik draws major implications for reading the Qur'an in new and different ways.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
376 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-53786-6 (9789004537866)
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Yusuf Celik, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities and Islam, and member of the research group Digital Approaches to Sacred Texts at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh on Qur'anic hermeneutics.
Content
Acknowledgements
Notes on Citations
1 Introduction
?1?Status of prior Research
?2?The Ankara School: History and Hermeneutics
?3?A Return to Theoretical Deliberation
?4?The Problem of Subjectivity-Objectivity
?5?Overall Structure and Conceptual Framework
2 What Is Qur?anic Hermeneutics?
?1?Introduction
?2?Koerner's Study of Revisionist Qur?anic Hermeneutics
?3?An Alternative Definition of Qur?anic Hermeneutics
?4?Cross-Cultural Hermeneutics
?5?Qur?anic Hermeneutics and the Statement
?6?Conclusion
3 A Case against Subjectivity and Relativism: The Hermeneutics of Duecane Cuendioglu
?1?Introduction
?2?The Meaning of Understanding the Qur?an
?3?Hermeneutical Beginnings
?4?Qur?anic Hermeneutics and Subjectivity
?5?Polysemy, Subjectivity, and the Qur?an
?6?The Natural Relations of Expressions
?7?Hermeneutics in Practice
?8?The Evaporation of Meaning and the Qur?an
?9?Objectivity, Subjectivity, and the Justification of Interpretations
?10?The Qur?an as a Linguistic Event
?11?Lisan and kelam
?12?The Diachronic Aspects of Understanding
?13?Conclusive Remarks
4 Subjective Bearing Is More Fundamental to Understanding Than Objective Method: The Hermeneutics of Recep Alpyagil
?1?Introduction
?2?The Problem of Private Language and Subjectivist Qur?anic Readings
?3?The Qur?an and Art
?4?Seeing-as
?5?Faith and History
?6?Closing Remarks
5 Between Subjective Scruples and Objective Historical Reconstruction: The Hermeneutics of Mustafa OEztuerk
?1?Introduction
?2?Rehabilitating the Historical
?3?The Two Stages of Interpretation: Reconstruction and Mediation
?4?Reconstruction: An Archaeology of Meaning
?5?Mediation
?6?The Inescapable Particularity of Narratives
?7?Rediscovering God
?8?The Teleology of the Shari?a
?9?Responding to Criticism
?10?The Ethics of Interpretative Claims
?11?Guarding the Lines between ta?rif and ta?wil
?12?Concluding Remarks
6 Truth, Subjectivity, and Method
?1?Introduction
?2?Truth and Spirituality
?3?Subjectivity and Truth
?4?Objectivity and Language
?5?Conclusion
7 Surplus and Futurity of Meaning: The Status of New and Divergent Readings of the Qur?an
?1?Introduction
?2?The Surplus of Meaning and the Double Significance of Symbols
?3?Excess and Futurity
?4?The Surplus and Futurity of Meaning in Turkish Qur?an Hermeneutics
?5?Conclusion
8 Final Reflections on the State of Qur?anic Hermeneutics in Turkey
Bibliography
Index
Notes on Citations
1 Introduction
?1?Status of prior Research
?2?The Ankara School: History and Hermeneutics
?3?A Return to Theoretical Deliberation
?4?The Problem of Subjectivity-Objectivity
?5?Overall Structure and Conceptual Framework
2 What Is Qur?anic Hermeneutics?
?1?Introduction
?2?Koerner's Study of Revisionist Qur?anic Hermeneutics
?3?An Alternative Definition of Qur?anic Hermeneutics
?4?Cross-Cultural Hermeneutics
?5?Qur?anic Hermeneutics and the Statement
?6?Conclusion
3 A Case against Subjectivity and Relativism: The Hermeneutics of Duecane Cuendioglu
?1?Introduction
?2?The Meaning of Understanding the Qur?an
?3?Hermeneutical Beginnings
?4?Qur?anic Hermeneutics and Subjectivity
?5?Polysemy, Subjectivity, and the Qur?an
?6?The Natural Relations of Expressions
?7?Hermeneutics in Practice
?8?The Evaporation of Meaning and the Qur?an
?9?Objectivity, Subjectivity, and the Justification of Interpretations
?10?The Qur?an as a Linguistic Event
?11?Lisan and kelam
?12?The Diachronic Aspects of Understanding
?13?Conclusive Remarks
4 Subjective Bearing Is More Fundamental to Understanding Than Objective Method: The Hermeneutics of Recep Alpyagil
?1?Introduction
?2?The Problem of Private Language and Subjectivist Qur?anic Readings
?3?The Qur?an and Art
?4?Seeing-as
?5?Faith and History
?6?Closing Remarks
5 Between Subjective Scruples and Objective Historical Reconstruction: The Hermeneutics of Mustafa OEztuerk
?1?Introduction
?2?Rehabilitating the Historical
?3?The Two Stages of Interpretation: Reconstruction and Mediation
?4?Reconstruction: An Archaeology of Meaning
?5?Mediation
?6?The Inescapable Particularity of Narratives
?7?Rediscovering God
?8?The Teleology of the Shari?a
?9?Responding to Criticism
?10?The Ethics of Interpretative Claims
?11?Guarding the Lines between ta?rif and ta?wil
?12?Concluding Remarks
6 Truth, Subjectivity, and Method
?1?Introduction
?2?Truth and Spirituality
?3?Subjectivity and Truth
?4?Objectivity and Language
?5?Conclusion
7 Surplus and Futurity of Meaning: The Status of New and Divergent Readings of the Qur?an
?1?Introduction
?2?The Surplus of Meaning and the Double Significance of Symbols
?3?Excess and Futurity
?4?The Surplus and Futurity of Meaning in Turkish Qur?an Hermeneutics
?5?Conclusion
8 Final Reflections on the State of Qur?anic Hermeneutics in Turkey
Bibliography
Index