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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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Materials / S. La Porta and D. Shulman
- Introduction / S. La Porta and D. Shulman
- Creation Through Hieroglyphs: The Cosmic Grammatology Of Ancient Egypt / Jan Assmann
- Kun-The Existence-Bestowing Word In Islamic Mysticism: A Survey Of Texts On The Creative Power Of Language / Sara Sviri
- Adam’s Naming Of The Animals: Naming Or Creation? / Michael E. Stone
- Greek Distrust Of Language / Margalit Finkelberg
- This Is No Lotus, It Is A Face: Poetics As Grammar In Daṇḍin’s Investigation Of The Simile / Yigal Bronner
- The Performance Of Writing In Western Zhou China / Martin Kern
- Counseling Through Enigmas: Monastic Leadership And Linguistic Techniques In Sixth-Century Gaza / Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony
- Devotional, Covenantal And Yogic: Three Episodes In The Religious Use Of Alphabet And Letter From A Millennium Of Great Vehicle Buddhism / Dan Martin
- Powers Of Language In Kabbalah: Comparative Reflections / Jonathan Garb
- The Poetics Of Grammar In The Javano-Balinese Tradition / Thomas M. Hunter
- How To Bring A Goddess Into Being Through Visible Sound / David Shulman
- Translation And Transformation: Armenian Meditations On The Metamorphic Power Of Language
- Index Of Names / S. La Porta and D. Shulman.