How and why books matter: essays on the social function of iconic texts
The iconic books project -- How books matter: three dimensions of scriptures -- Iconic books and texts -- Relic texts -- Iconic digital texts: how ritual makes virtual texts material -- Desecrated scriptures and the news media -- Ancient iconic texts -- Rival iconic texts: Ten Commandments monuments...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Sheffield Bristol
equinox
[2019]
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| Dans: | Année: 2019 |
| Recensions: | [Rezension von: Watts, James W., 1960-, How and why books matter : essays on the social function of iconic texts] (2022) (Greenspahn, Frederick E., 1946 -)
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| Collection/Revue: | Comparative research on iconic and performative texts
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Écriture
/ Diffusion de l'information
/ Livre
B Illustration / Comportement de lecture / Comportement social B Transmission du savoir / Numérisation / Réalité virtuelle B Écriture Sainte / Autorité / Rite |
| RelBib Classification: | AA Sciences des religions |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Sacred Books
History and criticism
B Books Social aspects |
| Résumé: | The iconic books project -- How books matter: three dimensions of scriptures -- Iconic books and texts -- Relic texts -- Iconic digital texts: how ritual makes virtual texts material -- Desecrated scriptures and the news media -- Ancient iconic texts -- Rival iconic texts: Ten Commandments monuments and the U.S. constitution -- Book aniconism: the codex, translation and beliefs about immaterial texts -- Mass literacy and scholarly expertise -- Why books matter: preservation and disposal |
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| Description: | Literturverzeichnis: Seite 189-203 |
| Description matérielle: | viii, 218 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78179-767-9 |
