Critical Hermeneutics

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, ?elik explores and compares the hermeneutical philosophies of three Turkish intellectuals, namely Alpyagil, C?ndioglu, and ?zt?rk. By exploring their philosophical views on subjectivity and objectivity in the context of interpreting the Qur'an, ?elik draws major implications for reading the Qur'an in new and different ways.