The linguistic construction of reality: Toshihiko Izutsu’s semantic hermeneutics of the Qur’ānic Weltanschauung

Toshihiko Izutsu introduces semantic structural analysis to study the structures of the Qur‟ānic worldview. According to this theory of analysis, each language contains a peculiar weltanschauung which causes its speakers to view the world in a way different from the speakers of other languages. Thus...

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Main Author: Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain
Other Authors: Thoha, Anis Malik
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
English
Published: IIUM Press 2010
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/2537/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/2537/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/2537/1/3._Izutsu_KABIR.pdf