Deep symbols : their postmodern effacement and reclamation / Edward Farley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farley, Edward, 1929-2014.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Signs and symbols--Social aspects.

Signs and symbols.

Language and languages--Religious aspects.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Valley Forge, PA : Trinity Press International, c1996.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1. DEEP SYMBOLS: The Legacy; 2. DEEP SYMBOLS: Atrophy and Recovery; 3. THE LAND OF FORGETFULNESS: Rethinking Tradition; 4. OBLIGATION: The Deep Symbol of Other Relation; 5. FOR ONCE THEN SOMETHING: Confronting the Real; 6. WRITTEN ON THE HEART: The Idea of the Law; 7. CROSSING OVER INTO CAMPGROUND: The Matter of Hope; 8. ENTANGLEMENTS; NOTES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613271129

9781283271127

1283271125

9780567486554

0567486559

OCLC:

741691210