Experiencing the Apocalypse at the limits of alterity [[electronic resource] /] / by Leif Hongisto

• Autore: Hongisto Leif
• Pubblicazione: Leiden [Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 p.)
• Disciplina: 228/.066
• Soggetto topico: Other (Philosophy) in the Bible
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Apocalypse, a text looking for a reading -- pt. 2. Take up and read.
• Sommario/riassunto: Applying current narrative criticism to the study of the Apocalypse, Hongisto underscores the oral nature of the narrative vis-à-vis the roles of the readers/listeners. EXPERIENCING THE APOCALYPSE AT THE LIMITS OF ALTERITY probes the interplay of meaning creation as readers/listeners encounter the narrative. The author shows how readers/listeners alike partake in the narrative design and become constructors of the narrative, given their own life experiences. Thus, the overarching reading context assists in the creation of a narrativity for the text. The form of the Apocalypse along with its imagistic quality convey a message that is not primarily cognitive, but is delivered and grasped by a sense of alterity encompassing the imaginary world of the text and the real world of the readers/listeners.
• Titolo autorizzato: Experiencing the Apocalypse at the limits of alterity
• ISBN: 1-282-95281-1; 9786612952814; 90-04-18680-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459542403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Biblical interpretation series ; ; v. 102.