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ajiss-2366	Hirschkind, Charles	Heresy or Hermeneutics: The Case of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd	1995.0	15	.pdf	application/pdf	6942	258	44	Indeed, once one has learned to differ- entiate properly the metaphysical text from the real historical one and to exclude the former as a suitable object of knowledge, it becomes possible to analyze the Qur’an as one would any other “sign system,” be it poetry, behavior patterns, or even “fashion trends,” as Abu Zayd suggests provocative1 y. l’ Abu Zayd identifies his own work as an attempt to establish an “objective” (mwdfi‘l), “scientific” (‘ilml) framework for the analysis and interpretation (tufslzr) of religious texts, a goal that evaded those Islamic thinkers who preceded him, as they failed to address adequately the his- torical dimension of their project. Supporters of Abu Zayd quickly brought the case to national attention via the Egyptian press, there- by precipitating a storm of often shrill writing from all sides of the politi- cal spectrum, in both the journalistic and academic media.	cache/ajiss-2366.pdf	txt/ajiss-2366.txt