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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Main Author: Watts, James W. 1960- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Sheffield Bristol equinox [2019]
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Watts, James W., 1960-, How and why books matter] (2022) (Greenspahn, Frederick E., 1946 -)
Series/Journal:Comparative research on iconic and performative texts
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Literalness / Dissemination of information / Book
B Illustration / Reading behavior / Social behavior
B Knowledge communication / Digitalization / Virtual reality
B Holy books / Authority / Ritual
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
Further subjects:B Sacred Books History and criticism
B Books Social aspects
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Summary: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
Item Description:Literturverzeichnis: Seite 189-203
ISBN:1781797676