The poetics of grammar and the metaphysics of sound and sign / / edited by S. La Porta and D. Shulman.
This book examines the seemingly universal notion of a grammatical cosmos. Individual essays discuss how many of the great civilizations provide cognitive maps that emerge from a metaphysical linguistics in which sounds, syllables and other signs form the constructive elements of reality. The essays...
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Superior document: | Jerusalem studies in religion and culture, v. 6 |
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Year of Publication: | 2007 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Jerusalem studies in religion and culture ;
v. 6. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (383 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Other title: | Preliminary Materials / Introduction / Creation Through Hieroglyphs: The Cosmic Grammatology Of Ancient Egypt / Kun-The Existence-Bestowing Word In Islamic Mysticism: A Survey Of Texts On The Creative Power Of Language / Adam’s Naming Of The Animals: Naming Or Creation? / Greek Distrust Of Language / This Is No Lotus, It Is A Face: Poetics As Grammar In Daṇḍin’s Investigation Of The Simile / The Performance Of Writing In Western Zhou China / Counseling Through Enigmas: Monastic Leadership And Linguistic Techniques In Sixth-Century Gaza / Devotional, Covenantal And Yogic: Three Episodes In The Religious Use Of Alphabet And Letter From A Millennium Of Great Vehicle Buddhism / Powers Of Language In Kabbalah: Comparative Reflections / The Poetics Of Grammar In The Javano-Balinese Tradition / How To Bring A Goddess Into Being Through Visible Sound / Translation And Transformation: Armenian Meditations On The Metamorphic Power Of Language -- Index Of Names / |
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Summary: | This book examines the seemingly universal notion of a grammatical cosmos. Individual essays discuss how many of the great civilizations provide cognitive maps that emerge from a metaphysical linguistics in which sounds, syllables and other signs form the constructive elements of reality. The essays address cross-cultural issues such as: Why does grammar serve as a template in these cultures? How are such templates culturally contoured? To what end are they applied — id est, what can one do with grammar — , and how does it work upon the world? The book is divided into three sections that deal with the metaphysics of linguistic creation; practices of encoding and decoding as a means of deciphering reality; and language in the widest sense as a medium for self- and cultural transformation. Contributors include: Jan Assman, Sara Sviri, Michael Stone, M. Finkelberg, Yigal Bronner, Martin Kern, Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony, Dan Martin, Jonathan Garb, Tom Hunter, David Shulman, and Sergio La Porta. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1281926485 9786611926489 9047421655 |
ISSN: | 1570-078X ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | edited by S. La Porta and D. Shulman. |