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Quranic hermeneutics: classical and contemporary exegeses [ LSREL2252 ]


4.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h  

This biannual course is taught on years 2010-2011, 2012-2013, ...

Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Main themes
  • Introduction to the foundational pluralism present in Islam (in its thought, law and spirituality)
  • Introduction to the history of classical exegetical schools and the principal currents of contemporary exegesis; particular attention will be paid to the polysemy of the Arabic language, and particularly of the Quranic Arabic language
  • Awareness of themes and of the interdisciplinary demands of Quranic exegetical work: methodologies and exegetical working tools
  • Presentation of the evolution of exegetical work and its modern tendencies (permanencies and ruptures).
Aims
At the end of this course, the student should be made capable of recognizing the complexity of exegetical work and its relevance in the light of contemporary challenges, based on concrete Quranic examples.
Teaching methods
- Comparative analysis of the most influential exegetical tendencies through extracts of textual exegeses
- Examining methodological divergencies and convergencies.
Cycle et année
d'étude
> Master [120] in Sciences of Religions
Faculty or entity
in charge
> CISR


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