The Play of Signifiers

Poststructuralism and Study of the Bible
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-32611-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 92 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 150 g

Reihe: Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences / Brill Research Perspectives in Biblical Interpretation

This volume presents a brief introduction to the scholarly methodology known as "poststructuralism." The first two chapters discuss basic concepts in poststructuralist study in general, as well as major concerns involved in poststructural study of any text. The focus is on the importance of the materiality of the signifier and how that materiality both plays a part in and disrupts the construction of meaning. The second two chapters show more specifically how these concepts and concerns come to bear on the study of biblical texts and related material. The focus is on a poststructural methodology that questions and challenges the meanings that readers assign to biblical texts. These four chapters are followed by a brief conclusion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aichele, George

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

George Aichele, Ph.D. (1974), Northwestern University, is emeritus professor of Philosophy and Religion at Adrian College. His many writings include books and articles on semiotics and the Bible (especially New Testament), film, literature, and popular culture.