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Scripturalectics : the management of meaning /

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In this book 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 cen...

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Main Author: Wimbush, Vincent L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2017-
Subjects:
Social structure.
Literature and society.
Communication > Social aspects.
Society in literature.
Structure sociale.
Littérature et société.
social structure.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Society in literature
Communication > Social aspects
Literature and society
Social structure
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In this book 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 center- 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190664718
0190664711
9780190664725
019066472X