Deep Symbols : Their Postmodern Effacement and Reclamation.

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"Here is an absorbing and exceptionally perceptive account of how deep symbols or words of power (which tend to be a culture's normaltive language) have undergone diminishment in a contemporary postmodern society. Edward Farley explains that such diminishment does not necessarily imply the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Farley, Edward
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Continuum International Publishing Group, 2010.
Temas:
Language and languages > Religious aspects.
Religion > Philosophy.
Signs and symbols > Social aspects.
Social sciences.
Religion.
Social Sciences
Religion
Langage et langues > Aspect religieux.
Religion > Philosophie.
Signes et symboles > Aspect social.
Sciences sociales.
social sciences.
religion (discipline)
Language and languages > Religious aspects
Religion > Philosophy
Signs and symbols > Social aspects
Social sciences
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Here is an absorbing and exceptionally perceptive account of how deep symbols or words of power (which tend to be a culture's normaltive language) have undergone diminishment in a contemporary postmodern society. Edward Farley explains that such diminishment does not necessarily imply their demise since traces of these symbols remain and invite their rethinking. Two introductory chapters spell out the character and prospect of deep symbols in postmodern society. Then follow five chapters, each of which considers a particular deep symbol: tradition, obligation (duty), reality, law, and ho.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (158 pages)
ISBN:9780567486554
0567486559

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