Semantics of the Qur’anic Weltanschauung: a critical analysis of Toshihiko Izutsu’s works

This paper examines the structural semantic approach based on the theory of linguistic relativity to scriptural language as exemplified in Toshihiko Izutsu’s studies of the Qur’anic weltanschauung. According to this theory, each language contains a particular worldview that causes its speakers to vi...

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Main Author: Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Association of Muslim Social Scientists 2009
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/5536/
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