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020			_a9780199685356
082			_a121.68 _bZIM
100			_aZimmermann, Jens
245			_aHermeneutics : a very short introduction
260			_aOxford: _bOxford University Press, _c2015
300			_axiv,159p. : _bill. ; _c18 cm.
365			_aINR _b250.00
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aHermeneutics is the branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation, a behaviour that is intrinsic to our daily lives. As humans, we decipher the meaning of newspaper articles, books, legal matters, religious texts, political speeches, emails, and even dinner conversations every day. But how is knowledge mediated through these forms? What constitutes the process of interpretation? And how do we draw meaning from the world around us so that we might understand our position in it? Jens Zimmerman traces the history of hermeneutic theory, setting out its key elements, and demonstrating how they can be applied to a broad range of disciplines: theology; literature; law; and natural and social sciences.
650			_aHistory
650			_aHermeneutics
650			_aKnowledge
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