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Publication details [#22882]
Pandharipande, Rajeshwari. 1987. Metaphor as ritualistic symbol. Anthropological Linguistics 29 (3) : 297–318.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
An analysis of Hindu religious discourse, focusing on personification patterns in the metaphor in the Brahmanas. P. argues for the importance of examining the religious context in the study of religious discourse.