Scripturalectics : the management of meaning / Vincent L. Wimbush.
2017
BL71
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Title
Scripturalectics : the management of meaning / Vincent L. Wimbush.
Author
Wimbush, Vincent L., author.
ISBN
9780190664725 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
BL71
Dewey Decimal Classification
208.2
Summary
In this text Vincent Wimbush seeks to problematize what we call 'scriptures,' a word first used to refer simply to 'things written,' the registration of basic information. In the modern world the word came to be associated almost exclusively with the centre- and power-defining 'sacred' texts of 'world religions.' Wimbush argues that this narrowing of the valence of the term was a decisive development for western culture.
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In this text Vincent Wimbush seeks to problematize what we call 'scriptures,' a word first used to refer simply to 'things written,' the registration of basic information. In the modern world the word came to be associated almost exclusively with the centre- and power-defining 'sacred' texts of 'world religions.' Wimbush argues that this narrowing of the valence of the term was a decisive development for western culture.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 21, 2017).
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Print version: 9780190664701
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