Words: Religious Language Matters

by Ernst van den Hemel

Book Overview

It is said that words are like people: One can encounter them daily yet never come to know their true selves. This volume examines what words are--how they exist--in religious phenomena. Going beyond the common idea that language merely describes states of mind, beliefs, and intentions, the book looks at words in their performative and material specificity.

The contributions in the volume develop the insight that our implicit assumptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823255565
• ISBN13: 9780823255566
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 614 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.2" x 9.2"