Hermeneutics

Hermeneutics is the theory of interpretation.

Originally, hermeneutics represented an attempt to provide surer foundations for the interpretation of biblical texts. Subsequently, it developed as a philosophical underpinning for the interpretation of an increasingly wider range of texts, such as historical documents and literary works.

The sort of things which concern hermeneutic theorists are: what are the methods and purposes of interpretation itself? Is it possible to uncover the intentions of original meanings of an author? What is the relation between the context of a text's production (its genesis in the past) and the context of a text's interpretation (relevance in the present day)?


Source:
Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research
Jonathan A Smith et al.
Sage, Los Angeles, 2009




http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hermeneutics/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeneutics

Hermeneutics by Michael N.  Forster
http://philosophy.uchicago.edu/faculty/files/forster/HERM.pdf


Lot of information on Hermeutics
http://people.bu.edu/wwildman/WeirdWildWeb/courses/wphil/lectures/wphil_theme19.htm



Social Scientific Models for Interpreting the Bible: Essays by the Context Group in Honor of Bruce J. Malina
Bruce John Malina, John J. Pilch
BRILL, 2001 - Religion - 438 pages
Google Book Link with Preview facility
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=zqoJj4WhJXAC