Beschreibung:
"Textuality, Culture and Scripture," a study of the necessary and close relations between the three concepts, argues for the necessary role of textuality in culture and the inadequacy of a cultural theory based on materialism. It explores the standing and role of scripture in textual theory and in cultural, group and personal identities.
Introduction; 1. The Rise of a Materialist Culture; 2. Culture and Textuality; 3. "Scripture" as a Necessary Category in an Adequate Textual Theory; 4. "Scripture" and the Bible; 5. Reading the Bible as "Scripture"; Conclusion; Index.