How and Why Books Matter: Essays on the Social Function of Iconic Texts (Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts)

The iconic books project -- How books matter: three dimensions of scriptures -- Iconic books and texts -- Relic texts -- Iconic digital texts: how ritual makes virtual texts material -- Desecrated scriptures and the news media -- Ancient iconic texts -- Rival iconic texts: Ten Commandments monuments and the U.S. constitution -- Book aniconism: the codex, translation and beliefs about immaterial texts -- Mass literacy and scholarly expertise -- Why books matter: preservation and disposal

• | Author: James Washington Watts
• | Publisher: Equinox Publishing
• | Publication Date: May 13, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 200 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1781797676
• | ISBN-13: 9781781797679