Can symbols be ‘promoted’ or ‘demoted’?: symbols as religious phenomena

dc.contributor.authorBeyers, Jaco
dc.contributor.emailjaco.beyers@up.ac.zaen
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-22T07:59:07Z
dc.date.available2013-04-22T07:59:07Z
dc.date.issued2013-03-06
dc.description.abstractReligious symbols are part of our world, relating to another world. In order to understand the process by which symbols grow and develop, the particular context of a symbol is important. In this article a particular theory as to what symbols are, is presented. Religion presupposes the existence of two worlds: this-worldly (profane) and the other-worldly (sacred). The means of communication and reference between these two worlds are symbols. Two examples are investigated so as to indicate how symbols can over time either be demoted or promoted. In the case of the Asherah and asherah as related in the Old Testament a demotion of a symbol is illustrated. The growth of ancient Egyptian religion is an example of a possible promotion of symbols. The conditions under which these processes can occur are investigated.en
dc.description.librarianam2013en
dc.description.librarianmn2013
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen
dc.format.extent10 p.en
dc.format.mediumPDFen
dc.identifier.citationBeyers, J. 2013, ‘Can symbols be “promoted” or “demoted”?: symbols as religious phenomena‘, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 69(1), Art. #1239, 10 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v69i1.1239en
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v69i1.1239
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/21363
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAOSIS Open Journalsen
dc.rights© 2013. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en
dc.subjectReligious symbolsen
dc.subject.lcshSigns and symbolsen
dc.titleCan symbols be ‘promoted’ or ‘demoted’?: symbols as religious phenomenaen
dc.typeArticleen

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