The Truth of Broken Symbols

Описание: What is the truth of broken symbols? In order to answer that, we’re going to talk about what religious symbols refer to, how religious symbols refer, and explain more about how religious symbols are broken and yet still true. This episode is based on Robert Neville’s book, The Truth of Broken Symbols.

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0:00 Intro
0:49 The book and symbols
2:46 What religious symbols refer to
5:06 How religious symbols refer
6:51 How religious symbols are broken and yet still true
7:51 Symbols are polysemic
9:01 Misunderstanding & misuse of symbols
9:42 Conclusion & wrap-up

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Work Cited:
Robert Neville, The Truth of Broken Symbols, Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1996.

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