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This book articulates the relationships involving hermeneutics and scriptural politics in the complex fields of religious freedom and human rights, with particular focus on women and minorities in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

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Hermeneutics, Scriptural Politics, and Human Rights

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Hermeneutics, Scriptural Politics, and Human Rights

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All rights reserved. First published in 2009 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe, and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-0-230-62223-4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Scribe Inc. First edition: March 2010 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America.

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List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Contributors

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Preface

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Introduction M. A. Mohamed Salih, Bas de Gaay Fortman, and Kurt Martens Part I 1

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Hermeneutics, Communities of Readers, and Context

Religious Identity, Differences, and Human Rights: The Crucial Role of Hermeneutics M. A. Mohamed Salih and Bas de Gaay Fortman

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Islamic Texts, Democracy, and the Rule of Law