| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 145 pages) |
| Summary |
""Here is an absorbing and exceptionally perceptive account of how deep symbols or words of power (which tend to be a culture's normaltive language) have undergone diminishment in a contemporary postmodern society. Edward Farley explains that such diminishment does not necessarily imply their demise since traces of these symbols remain and invite their rethinking. Two introductory chapters spell out the character and prospect of deep symbols in postmodern society. Then follow five chapters, each of which considers a particular deep symbol: tradition, obligation (duty), reality, law, and hope |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-141) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Religious aspects.
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Signs and symbols -- Social aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
96042949 |
| ISBN |
0567486559 (electronic bk.) |
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9780567486554 (electronic bk.) |
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