Susanna : a story of dangerous spaces
Commentators on the Septuagint normally use what can be called ''mainline'' or ''traditional'' methods to interpret texts. This article follows a novel methodological approach that is based on recent developments in cognitive linguistics. More specifically, it...
| Authors: | ; |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2010
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| In: |
Journal for semitics
Year: 2010, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 527-547 |
| Further subjects: | B
North-West University
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Commentators on the Septuagint normally use what can be called ''mainline'' or ''traditional'' methods to interpret texts. This article follows a novel methodological approach that is based on recent developments in cognitive linguistics. More specifically, it utilises the theory and method underlying the concept ''embodied cognition'' or ''embodiment''. It is argued that people interpret their environment, their lives, and life's vicissitudes unconsciously by using their bodies as point of reference. The underlying worldview and power structures inherent in the Susanna narrative are explored from this theoretical viewpoint. This theoretical approach is combined with insights from other disciplines such as cultural anthropology and social scientific readings of texts to further enhance the exposition of the worldview underlying the narrative. It is shown that cognitive linguistics adds value to existing interpretations of the narrative. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC101159 |