Allegorical Readers and Cultural Revision in Ancient Alexandria - Hardcover
by David Dawson
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520071025ISBN-10:520071026UPC:9780520071025Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:EpistemologySize:8.98 x 6.60 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.6314Product ID:SCKX3BBKTP
Allegorical readings of literary or religious texts always begin as counterreadings, starting with denial or negation, challenging the literal sense: "You have read the text this way, but I will read it differently." David Dawson insists that ancient allegory is best understood not simply as a way of reading texts, but as a way of using non-literal readings to reinterpret culture and society....
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520071025ISBN-10:520071026UPC:9780520071025Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:EpistemologySize:8.98 x 6.60 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.6314Product ID:SCKX3BBKTP
David Dawson is Assistant Professor of Religion at Haverford College.
Publisher: University of California Press
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