Indeed, it is the Word, it is language, that really reveals to man that world which is closer to him than any world of natural objects and touches his weal and woe more directly than physical nature. For it is language that makes his existence in a community... Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound - Page 2by Guy L. Beck - 1995 - 290 pagesFull view - About this book
| Bonnie TuSmith - Literary Criticism - 1994 - 236 pages
...The philosopher Ernst Cassirer explains the primacy of language for indigenous cultures as follows: Indeed, it is the Word, it is language, that really...touches his weal and woe more directly than physical nature. For it is language that makes his existence in a community possible; and only in society, in... | |
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