Scripturalectics : the management of meaning /

In this text Vincent Wimbush seeks to problematize what we call 'scriptures,' a word first used to refer simply to 'things written,' the registration of basic information. In the modern world the word came to be associated almost exclusively with the centre- and power-defining &#...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Wimbush, Vincent L.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Zusammenfassung:
In this text Vincent Wimbush seeks to problematize what we call 'scriptures,' a word first used to refer simply to 'things written,' the registration of basic information. In the modern world the word came to be associated almost exclusively with the centre- and power-defining 'sacred' texts of 'world religions.' Wimbush argues that this narrowing of the valence of the term was a decisive development for western culture.
Umfang:
1 online resource (188 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Includes index.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-067028-2
0-19-066472-X
0-19-066471-1
Schlagworte:
Management.
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