How and why books matter essays on the social function of iconic texts

The iconic books project -- How books matter: three dimensions of scriptures -- Iconic books and texts -- Relic texts -- Iconic digital texts: how ritual makes virtual texts material -- Desecrated scriptures and the news media -- Ancient iconic texts -- Rival iconic texts: Ten Commandments monuments...

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1. Verfasser: Watts, James W. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Sheffield, Bristol equinox 2019
Schriftenreihe:Comparative research on iconic and performative texts
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Zusammenfassung:The iconic books project -- How books matter: three dimensions of scriptures -- Iconic books and texts -- Relic texts -- Iconic digital texts: how ritual makes virtual texts material -- Desecrated scriptures and the news media -- Ancient iconic texts -- Rival iconic texts: Ten Commandments monuments and the U.S. constitution -- Book aniconism: the codex, translation and beliefs about immaterial texts -- Mass literacy and scholarly expertise -- Why books matter: preservation and disposal
Beschreibung:Literturverzeichnis: Seite 189-203
Beschreibung:viii, 218 Seiten
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ISBN:9781781797679
978-1-78179-767-9