Homo viator

Homo viator. This article investigates the uniqueness of a metaphor. The golden thread throughout this article is the contemplation of a metaphor as a journey. The creative thinking of Paul Ricoeur, Johan Degenaar, Bertie du Plessis and Adelia Carstens on the metaphor is recognised and explored in t...

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Subtitles:J. Müller Festschrift, sub-edited by Cas Wepener and Johann Meylahn
Main Author: Vos, Casparus Johannes Adam 1945- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Afrikaans
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Published: Univ. 2014
In: Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2014, Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-7
Further subjects:B Metaphor
B Ricoeur
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Summary:Homo viator. This article investigates the uniqueness of a metaphor. The golden thread throughout this article is the contemplation of a metaphor as a journey. The creative thinking of Paul Ricoeur, Johan Degenaar, Bertie du Plessis and Adelia Carstens on the metaphor is recognised and explored in this article. Julian Müller’s use of the metaphor as journey is also discussed. The metaphor as a journey in Homeros, the Old Testament as well as the New Testament is investigated. The binding force of metaphors in language is also considered. The essence and expressiveness of a metaphor are explained by means of several different examples. The destination of this journey finds its conclusion in a poem.
ISSN:2074-7705
Contains:Enthalten in: Verbum et ecclesia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4102/ve.v35i2.860