Iconic Books and Texts - Softcover

James Watts

 
9781781792544: Iconic Books and Texts
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1781792542 ISBN 13: 9781781792544
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Images of books appear in art, advertising and commercial logos to symbolize learning, knowledge and wisdom. In religious and secular rituals around the globe, people carry, show, wave, touch and kiss books and other texts, as well as read them. Such images and rituals utilize the iconic dimension of texts. This volume is the first comprehensive survey of iconic books and texts. It traces their development and influence from ancient to modern times and compares their roles in multiple cultures and religious traditions. The twenty-two essays presented here are original, cutting-edge contributions to this new academic field, and will appeal to students and scholars across the study of religions, literature, book history, archives and libraries.

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About the Author

James W. Watts is Professor of Religion at Syracuse University and the author of Ritual and Rhetoric in Leviticus: From Sacrifice to Scripture (Cambridge University Press, 2007).

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Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1781792542
ISBN 13 
9781781792544
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
446
Editor
James Watts

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