Isbn: 9789004158108 - the poetics of grammar and the metaphysics of sound and sign (jerusalem studies in religion and culture, band 6) (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorSergio La Porta, Ph.D. (2001) in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, is a Lecturer in Armenian Studies and Comparative Religion at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His recent publica.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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 -- i.e., 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.…