Sentences with phrase «symbolic interpretations of»

The mention of God, known as dhikr, is another example of the symbolic interpretation of Islamic worship.

Not exact matches

The people whose interpretations of experience we are studying are not Trobiand Islanders, but Jews of the first - century Mediterranean world; to understand how they interpret their lives, we need to learn as much as possible about the properly historical realities within which they lived: the social and symbolic worlds of Roman rule, Hellenistic culture, and a variegated Judaism.

But neither the action itself nor its symbolic interpretation produces the effect it claims - that of benefiting life - making the ritual a violation of the deep convention protecting human life.

It is a well - established rule of interpretation that one should read symbolic or unclear texts in the light of texts that are non-symbolic and clear, not the other way around.

This version of symbolic functioning allows a comparison between the interpretation of a sense presentation such as the sight of lightning and linguistic expression such as the word «tree».

We can find, therefore, very general similarities between the use and interpretation of sentences at the linguistic level and primitive natural signs as characterized in Whitehead's first version of symbolic reference.

Alongside this rich symbolic growth lay the continuing operation of intelligence in the interpretation of signals and the devising of new responses.

It is not a question of symbolic interpretation as in Faust.

McFague argues that images (whether symbolic / analogical or parabolic / metaphorical) need interpretation through concepts and theories, but interpretation never exhausts the meaning of images.

Each of the great religions has also developed its own symbolic language as its interpretation of human existence within the world.

The imprecision of language — its inability to express exactly any cluster of propositions and the possibility of error in «symbolic reference» — affects both authorial expression and interpretation.

«Process hermeneutics» has developed a distinctive theory of interpretation, understanding, and meaning from Whitehead's general view of perception — in particular his notions of «symbolic reference and of «propositions» (see WH and APPH).

See Loretta Dornisch, «Symbolic Systems and the Interpretation of Scripture: An Introduction to the Work of Paul Ricoeur,» Semeia IV (1975): 17f.

To summarize, the theory of symbolic reference supports the view of a percipient event as a working through of various (potentially creative) imaginative interpretations.

Classical discussions of the symbolic and analogical character of religious language were dependent on the metaphysical assumptions of Platonism or scholasticism, which can no longer be presupposed; more recent interpretations often hold that religious images are only symbols of man's subjective life.

Here, in a strange fashion, the original fusion of supposed fact and faith - image, after an interim period of being dismissed by the religious mind as purely symbolic and crudely so, becomes in our day once again the vivid symbol for a faith - interpretation of literal fact.

Objection: But a literalistic interpretation of the resurrection ignores the profound dimensions of meaning found in the symbolic, spiritual and mythic realms that have been deeply explored by other religions.

It allows access to symbolic representations of the world, to explanations, interpretations of events, enabling in this way understanding.

As with Johns» interpretations of the flag, Young pulls the most symbolic elements and complicates its representation.

One such artist was Paul Klee, famous not only for his poetic interpretation and symbolic references to the world, but for his amazing combination of colors, and expressive line.

Drawing inspiration from the symbolic status of society's others — such as prisoners, orphans and the disabled — Peggy Wauters employs a personal interpretation of codes and conventions that signify human frailty and folly.

... And Then It All Came Back To Me expands on metaphysical interpretations of the artist's dreams, the invented symbolic language that has long been a hallmark of the work, and most notably on the idea of self - portraiture as exploration of the artist - as - archetype.

By creating a «theater of cinema» in which the audience can be immersed, Marcin brings awareness through a hyperbolic interpretation of relatable scenarios, enacting symbolic actions, catalyzing the visibility of hidden codes, and mirrors the ambiguities of human behavior and psychological mechanism.

Oceanscapes, waterfalls, sea creatures, and abstractions provide multiple interpretations of water — as a force (peaceful and destructive) of nature, a symbolic or mythological character, and as a subject for formal exploration.

Tai Shani's work occupies the central gallery space and frames the gallery entrance with vibrant symbolic sculptures; technicolour, psychedelic interpretations of mystical objects and ritualistic architecture.

They use varying kinds of imagery appropriated from popular culture and abstract interpretations of nature, used as a symbolic vocabulary to express a mystical, ephemeral and kaleidoscopic viewpoint.

The artists / photographer present their vision of landscapes and seascapes in so many unique ways, from unique emotional expression, symbolic interpretation or precise representational -LSB-...]

The abject as described by Georges Bataille is a material that is withdrawn from its original state and has lost its form and meaning because of it... And this uncertainness completely wipes away the symbolic approach of the work and the material... I believe that all these different aspects and layers in the work are openings for different interpretations but I never give a clue.

Artist Statement This cover is purely symbolic of the title, but I wanted to make it a very abstract interpretation.