Only if people register concern for questions about the meaning of life, the causes of suffering, and so forth does it make sense to emphasize the role of symbolic universes of any kind, let alone religion. (religion-online.org)
John's vision creates a single symbolic universe in which its readers may live for the time it takes them to read the book. (redeeminggod.com)
Research has also explored the question of whether the content of different symbolic universes tends to predict differences in more specific attitudes or lifestyle attributes. (religion-online.org)