Acts of Interpretation: Ancient Religious Semiotic Ideologies and Their Modern Echoes

by Naomi Janowitz

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Ancient authors debated proper verbal and non-verbal signs as representations of divinity. These understanding of signs were based on ideas drawn from language and thus limited due to a their partial understanding of the multi-functionality of signs. Charles S. Peirce's semiotics, as adapted by anthropological linguists including Michael Silverstein, better explains the contextual linkages ("performativity") of ancient religious signs such as...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:3111357899

ISBN13:9783111357898

Release Date:October 2023

Publisher:de Gruyter

Length:170 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Language Arts Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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