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A Preliminary Survey of Hermeneutical Principles Found within the Baha'i Writings

Author	Dann J. May
Title of item	A Preliminary Survey of Hermeneutical Principles Found within the Baha'i Writings
Volume	1:3
Pages	39-55
Parent publication	Journal of Bahá'í Studies
Publisher of this ed.	Ottawa, ON: Association for Bahá'í Studies North America
Date of this edition	1989
Language	English
Permission	publisher
Posted	2021-10-24 by Jonah Winters
Classified in	Published Articles
URL	bahai-library.com/may_survey_hermeneutical_principles
Abstract	The multiple meanings contained within religious texts; symbolic and mythological nature of religious language; the role of science in interpreting sources; progressive and relative nature of truth; essential aspects of all religions; personal biases.
Notes	See also journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/issue/archive.
Tags	Allegories and metaphors; Hermeneutics; Interpretation
Page views	290 hits since 2021-10-24
Last edited	2021-10-24. See previous versions [archive.org].

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