Semantics and the Study of Religion

This essay argues that the approach to meaning articulated by Donald Davidson supplies all the student of religion needs to know about this subject. By focusing on interpretation as understood by Davidson, we can understand, for example, the beliefs and practices of a people such as the Dogon of Mal...

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Главный автор: Davis, Grady Scott 1953- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Brill [2018]
В: Method & theory in the study of religion
Год: 2018, Том: 30, Выпуск: 4/5, Страницы: 378-401
Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности):B Davidson, Donald 1917-2003 / Семантика / Правда (мотив) / Религиоведение / Прагматизм
Индексация IxTheo:AA Религиоведение
AB Философия религии
AD Социология религии
Другие ключевые слова:B Davidson
B Pragmatism
B Semantics
B Godlove
B Truth
B Догоны (народ)
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Итог:This essay argues that the approach to meaning articulated by Donald Davidson supplies all the student of religion needs to know about this subject. By focusing on interpretation as understood by Davidson, we can understand, for example, the beliefs and practices of a people such as the Dogon of Mali. By adding to this the evidence of ethnography and history, students of religion can give a compelling account of change and adjudicate between competing analyses.
ISSN:1570-0682
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Method & theory in the study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341425