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Deep Symbols

Their Postmodern Effacement and Reclamation

by Edward Farley

  • Paperback
  • 158 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 14 x 21.4 x 1.2 cm

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For readers interested in theology and philosophy

Addresses the decline of meaningful cultural symbols

You will learn to reclaim the power of deep symbols

Explore the profound significance of deep symbols in modern society with Edward Farley's insightful analysis.

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"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. A concluding chapter shows the structural entanglement of these symbols with each other and their relation to the sared and the interhuman. From the opening chapter- "Words of power, that is, deep and enduring symbols that shape the values of a society and guide the life of faith, morality, and action are subject to powerful forces of discreditation and even disenchantment. If this is so, we must find ways to recover their power or live without them." Edward Farley is Professor of Theology at Vanderbilt University and the author of many books, including Good and Evil: Interpreting a Human Condition."
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  • Author

    Edward Farley

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    October 1996

  • Weight

    191g

  • Page Count

    158

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.4 x 1.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781563381850

  • ISBN-10

    1563381850

  • Eden Code

    1200248

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