Semiotics of religion: signs of the sacred in history

Semiotics beyond structuralism -- The poetics of ritual performance -- natural, arbitrary, and divine languages -- Literalism, iconoclasm, and the question of the secular -- Transformations in poetic performance: The coordination of protestant literalism and print culture -- Arbitrariness, anomaly,...

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Contributors: Yelle, Robert A. 1966- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: London Continuum International Pub. Group 2012
In:Year: 2012
Series/Journal:Advances in semiotics
Further subjects:B Semiotics History
B Religion History
B Electronic books History
B Semiotics ; Religious aspects
B Religion ; Philosophy
B Religion
B Representation (Philosophy)
B Semiotics
B Structuralism (Literary analysis)
B History
B Semiotics Religious aspects
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Summary:Semiotics beyond structuralism -- The poetics of ritual performance -- natural, arbitrary, and divine languages -- Literalism, iconoclasm, and the question of the secular -- Transformations in poetic performance: The coordination of protestant literalism and print culture -- Arbitrariness, anomaly, and agency: A critique of Mary Douglas' structuralist idea of the holy.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
Physical Description:Online Ressource (xii, 242 pages)
ISBN:978-1-4411-6765-1
1-4411-6765-X
978-1-4411-7237-2
1-4411-7237-8
978-1-283-85367-5
1-283-85367-1