Hermeneutics

Hermeneutics () is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts. As necessary, hermeneutics may include the art of understanding and communication.

thumb|James Tissot, The Beatitudes Sermon, c. 1890, [[Brooklyn Museum]]

branch of textual scholarship, philology, and literary criticism

Mīmāṁsā (Sanskrit: मीमांसा; IAST: Mīmāṁsā) is a Sanskrit word that means "reflection" or "critical investigation" and thus refers to a tradition of contemplation which reflected on the meanings of certain Vedic texts. This tradition is also known as Pūrva-Mīmāṁsā because of its focus on the earlier (pūrva) Vedic texts dealing with ritual actions, and similarly as Karma-Mīmāṁsā due to its focus on ritual action (karma). It is one of six Vedic "affirming" (āstika) schools of Hindu philosophy. This particular school is known for its philosophical theories on the nature of Dharma, based on hermene

research method for studying documents and communication artifacts

Perspectivism (also called perspectivalism) is the epistemological principle that perception of and knowledge of something are always bound to the interpretive perspectives of those observing it. While perspectivism regard all perspectives and interpretations as being of equal truth or value, it holds that no one has access to an absolute view of the world cut off from perspective. Instead, all such occurs from some point of view which in turn affects how things are perceived. Rather than attempt to determine truth by correspondence to things outside any perspective, perspectivism thus general

study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible

process of understanding a text hermeneutically, in which one understands the text as a whole by reference to the parts and understands each part by reference to the whole

Verstehen (, ), in the context of German philosophy and social sciences in general, has been used since the late 19th century – in English as in German – with the particular sense of the "interpretive or participatory" examination of social phenomena. The term is closely associated with the work of the German sociologist Max Weber, whose antipositivism established an alternative to prior sociological positivism and economic determinism, rooted in the analysis of social action. In anthropology, Verstehen has come to mean a systematic interpretive process in which an outside observer of a cultur

movement in philosophy

Demythologization as a hermeneutic approach to religious texts seeks to separate or recover cosmological, sociological and historic claims from philosophical, ethical and theological teachings. Mostly applied to biblical texts, demythologization often overlaps with philology, biblical criticism and form criticism. The term demythologization (in German: Entmythologisierung) was introduced by Rudolf Bultmann (1884–1976) in existential context, but the concept has earlier precedents.

approach to interpretation in Torah study

American literary critic

communication of the meaning and context of cultural and natural heritage to the public

Eisegesis () is the process of interpreting text in such a way as to introduce one's own presuppositions, agendas or biases. It is commonly referred to as reading into the text. It is often done to justify or confirm a position already held.

Type of museum

mode of relating to the past, present and future

Literary interpretation style

In philosophy, facticity (, ) has multiple meanings — from "factuality" and "contingency" to the intractable conditions of human existence.

methods for the investigation and determination of the meaning of the Scriptures

Muslim feminists' different views on issues surrounding women's dress codes in Islam, especially on the hijab which covers body from hair to chest and niqāb which covers all face

way of interpreting the Bible that focuses on the text of the biblical canon itself as a finished product

essay by Umberto Eco

Indian science of dialectics, logic and reasoning

proposed connection between lay concepts and social sciences

Christian church structure centering on the regular gathering of cell groups