(VII 5, 4-5) In quest'ottica, ancora più significativa è l'esortazione, rivolta sempre
da Fiammetta alle compagne, ad essere loro stesse artefici del proprio destino: A
me omai appartiene di ragionare; e io, carissime donne, da una novella simile in
parte alla precedente il farò volentieri, non acciò solamente che conosciate
quanto la vostra vaghezza possa ne' cuor gentili, ma perché apprendiate d'
essere voi medesime, dove si conviene, donatrici de' vostri guiderdoni senza
lasciarne ...
It was 9:35 a.m. when Adel Sirhan, one of Munir's older brothers, informed
Sergeant D. J. James of the Pasadena police that he and his brother could
positively identify the suspect, whose picture appeared in the extra edition of the
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner he was holding. He was their middle brother,
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan. Sergeant James led them upstairs to the office of
Lieutenant G. E. Wright, who listened to what Adel had to say, and without asking
further questions, called ...
Literal Meaning and Interpretation in Islamic Legal Theory
In this reading of Islamic legal hermeneutics, Robert Gleave explores various competing notions of literal meaning, linked to both theological doctrine and historical developments, together with insights from modern semantic and pragmatic philosophers. Literal meaning is what a text means in itself, regardless of what its author intends to convey or the reader understands to be its message. As Islamic law is based on the central texts of Islam, the idea of a literal meaning that rules over human attempts to understand God's message has resulted in a series of debates amongst modern Muslim legal theorists.
It is not necessarily germane to my purpose here to rehearse the arguments
which have dominated the field of early Islamic legal studies.1 It is important to
note, however, that prior to the writings of al-ShÁfiÝÐ, there is very little evidence
of any explicit interest in legal theory. By this I mean that the extant texts of early
Islamic jurisprudence contain many references to and refutations of the opinions
of the great scholars of the early period, but there is little discernible systematic
concern ...
I telegraphed you yesterday, if not strong enough to beat the enemy early next
week, make demonstrations so as to detain him in the valley of Winchester ; but if
he retreats in force towards Manassas, and it be hazardous to follow him, then
consider the route via Keyes' Ferry, Leesburg, &c. " WlNFIELD SOOTT. "general
B. Patterson." I did not consider myself " strong enough to beat the enemy," nor
did any officer with whom I consulted ; I determined, therefore, " to make
demonstrations ...
containing a general description of that entire country : and also notices of the soil, productions, rivers, and other channels of intercourse and trade : and likewise of the cities and towns, progress of education, &c. of each state and territory
Having in the last chapter given a brief and general History of the Valley of the
Mississippi, I proceed now to make some remarks upon the rapid increase of
population in that region, and to assign some reasons for believing that it must
continue to increase at a rapid rate, for along period, in future. The first French
settlements in the Valley of the Mississippi were made in the latter part of the
seventeenth century. In 1699, Bienville and Ibberville planted a colony at Biloxi,
which is in the ...
