Meaningfulness of Religious Language in the Light of Conceptual Metaphorical Use of Image Schema: A Cognitive Semantic Approach

According to modern religious studies, religions are rooted in certain metaphorical representations, so they are metaphorical in nature. This article aims to show, first, how conceptual metaphors employ image schemas to make our language meaningful, and then to assert that image-schematic structure...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Javad Taheri, Mahshid Alvandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Religions and Denominations Press 2013-12-01
Series:Religious Inquiries
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Online Access:https://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_11261_37f6781617aa5d1c4cd0d5310373e49e.pdf