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interpret , in·ter·pret / inˈtərprit/ • v. (-pret·ed , -pret·ing ) [tr.] 1. explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions): the evidence is difficult to… Hermeneutics , Interpretation seeks to bring out, within the confines of the analytic method, the latent meaning of a subject's words and behavior; its aim is to re… Anagogical Interpretation , The idea of "anagogical interpretation"—a kind of interpretation which moves, according to the Robert dictionary, "from a literal to a mystical meani… Clifford James Geertz , Geertz, Clifford
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The American cultural anthropologist Clifford Geertz was known for contending that culture is the enacted… gloss , gloss1 / gläs; glôs/ • n. shine or luster on a smooth surface: hair with a healthy gloss. ∎ see lipgloss. ∎ (also gloss paint) a type of paint that d… Usuli , Usuli
The Usuli school of Shiʿite jurisprudence, developed in contrast to the Akhbari (traditionalist) school, argues for the primacy of the ulama as…
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