Analogical Dialectics in Religious Language: Beyond Literal/Metaphorical Reductionism

This paper investigates the developmental trajectory of the debate concerning the nature of religious language, particularly the contrast between its literal and metaphorical dimensions, situating it within the broader context of linguistic, philosophical, and theological scholarship. Drawing on con...

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Main Author: Taheri, Javad (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 11
Further subjects:B literality
B divine transcendence
B grammatical investigation
B metaphoricity
B Conceptual Analysis
B theological reasoning
B analogical dialectics
B Religious Language
B Anthropomorphism
B Wittgenstein
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