"Revolution in Religious Language": The Relevance of Julia Kristeva's Theory of 'Signifiance' for Theology

<p>This dissertation applies Julia Kristeva's theory of revolution in the practice of <em>signifiance</em> to religious discourse. In particular, it argues that the salient features of <em>signifiance</em> are present and active in religious speech as well as poetic language, the subject of Kristeva's doctoral thesis <em>Revolution in Poetic Language</em>. <em>Signifiance</em> describes the process in which meaning is produced in linguistic utterance, and its intentional practice is subversive not only in terms of language but culture in general.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Inman, Timothy O.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jere Surber, Ph.D.
• Frederique Chevillot, Ph.D.
• Edward Antonio
• Thomas Nail

• Cultural Studies
• Kristeva
• Lacan
• Martin Luther King
• Revolution
• Signifiance
• Linguistics
• Religion
• Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

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Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1270

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oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-2270