literalism

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Literalism may refer to:

• Biblical literalism, a term used differently by different authors concerning biblical interpretation
• Qur'anic literalism, see Bi-la kaifa
• The principle of aiming at a literal translation
• Literalism (art), a style of visual art and literature that shows subject in straightforward manner, without hinting at hidden meaning, usually associated with minimalism
• Literalism (music), a method of composing music
• Strict constructionism (constitutional literalism)