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Immemorial Silence

Karmen MacKendrick

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Drawing on philosophy, theology, and literature, from the early Middle Ages to the present, Immemorial Silence traces a series of intertwined ideas. Exploring silence as the absence of language, which is nonetheless inherent in language itself, and eternity as the outside of time, cutting through time itself, the book unfolds a series of connections between these temporal and linguistic themes.

Language: English

Pages: 180

Format: Paperback

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Release: March 01, 2001

ISBN: 0791448789

ISBN 13: 9780791448786

Immemorial Silence

Karmen MacKendrick

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Drawing on philosophy, theology, and literature, from the early Middle Ages to the present, Immemorial Silence traces a series of intertwined ideas. Exploring silence as the absence of language, which is nonetheless inherent in language itself, and eternity as the outside of time, cutting through time itself, the book unfolds a series of connections between these temporal and linguistic themes.

Language: English

Pages: 180

Format: Paperback

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Release: March 01, 2001

ISBN: 0791448789

ISBN 13: 9780791448786

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