The "Grammar" of sacrifice: a generativist study of the Israelite sacrificial system in the priestly writings with a "Grammar" of S [Sigma]
Focusing on Σ--the idealized sacrificial system represented in the Priestly laws in the Pentateuch--this study demonstrates that a ritual system is describable in terms of a set of concise, unconsciously internalized, generative rules, analogous to the grammar of a natural language.
Summary: | Focusing on Σ--the idealized sacrificial system represented in the Priestly laws in the Pentateuch--this study demonstrates that a ritual system is describable in terms of a set of concise, unconsciously internalized, generative rules, analogous to the grammar of a natural language. Cover -- Contents -- THE "GRAMMAR" OF SACRIFICE -- List of Figures and Tables -- Figures -- Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Abbreviations Used in Bibliography and References -- General Sigla and Abbreviations -- List of Definitions -- General -- Technical Sacrificial Terms -- Sets Used in the Grammar -- Sigla Used for Formal Analysis -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Patañjali -- 1.2 Maimonides' Generalizations -- 1.3 Modern Anthropology -- 1.4 Methodological Considerations -- 1.5 Categories of the Grammar of Σ -- 2. Zoemics -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Zoemic Classification System -- 2.3 Diachronic Zoemics -- 2.4 Some Uncertainties and Widespread Mistranslations -- 2.5 Zoemics and Meaning -- 3. Jugation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Standard Examples -- 3.3 Identifying Subordination in General: Some Linguistic Considerations -- 3.4 More Complex Examples -- 3.5 Diachronic Jugation -- 3.6 The Strength of Links among Jugates -- 3.7 The Scope of Subordinate Jugation -- 3.8 Jugation Induced by Jugation -- 3.9 Generative Jugation -- 4. Hierarchics -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Dual Usage in the Hierarchic System -- 4.3 Some Generalizations -- 5. Praxemics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Praxemics as One Operative Category in the Grammar of Ritual -- 5.3 Some Methodological Limitations -- 5.4 The Praxemic Description -- 5.5 Praxemic Components in Detail -- 5.6 Generativity in the Grammar of Sacrifice -- 5.7 The Method of Composing Grammatical Rules -- 6. Meaning -- 6.1 Grammars Without Meanings -- 6.2 The Meanings of "Meaning" -- 6.3 The Interface Between Jugation, Hierarchics, and Meaning -- 6.4 Conclusion -- 7. The Grammar of Sacrifice and the Sacrifice of Grammar -- 7.1 Unconscious Internalization -- 7.2 Applications of the Present Grammar -- 7.3 Beyond Σ -- 7.4 The Use of the Term "Grammar" -- Bibliography -- A "GRAMMAR" OF Σ -- Zoemics -- Jugation. |
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ISBN: | 0191015458 |