Hermeneutics (disambiguation)

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Hermeneutics is a theory of text interpretation.

Hermeneutics may also refer to:

• The hermeneutic circle, the process of understanding a text hermeneutically
• Biblical hermeneutics, the study of the principles of interpretation of the Bible
• Environmental hermeneutics, applies the techniques and resources of hermeneutics to environmental issues
• Biological Hermeneutics, the transdisciplinary study of written and printed media using artistic and scientific methods to trace the biological history of the document.
• Philosophical hermeneutics, a theory of knowledge initiated by Martin Heidegger
• Quranic hermeneutics, study of theories of the interpretation and understanding of the Qur'an, the Muslim holy book
• Talmudic hermeneutics, the rules and methods for investigating the meaning of the Jewish scriptures
• Theological hermeneutics, the application of hermeneutics to theological texts
• Vedic hermeneutics (Mīmāṃsā), the exegesis of the Vedas, the earliest holy texts of Hinduism
• Hermeneutic style, an elaborate style of Latin in early medieval Europe