Hawaiian Hermeneutics and the Triangulation of Meaning: Gross, Subtle, Causal

Part of a special issue on applied research and social justice. The role that hermeneutics can play in helping to identify the needs of indigenous communities is discussed. The focus is placed on what is referred to as “Hawaiian Hermeneutics,” the art and science of interpretation and understanding...

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Main Author: Meyer, Manulani Aluli (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2003
In: Social justice
Year: 2003, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 54-63
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
British Americans
Social epistemology
theory of knowledge
Communities
Educators
Education
Hawaiians
Critical Pedagogy
Hermeneutics
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Summary:Part of a special issue on applied research and social justice. The role that hermeneutics can play in helping to identify the needs of indigenous communities is discussed. The focus is placed on what is referred to as “Hawaiian Hermeneutics,” the art and science of interpretation and understanding of Hawaiian consciousness, and the negotiation of the three points—body, mind, and spirit; or gross, subtle, and causal—of the triangulation of meaning.