Semiotic Theory and Sacramentality in Hugh of Saint Victor Hardback
by Ruben Angelici
Part of the Contemporary Theological Explorations in Mysticism series
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This book offers Hugh of Saint Victor’s early scholastic thoughts on sacrament in order to re-discover the pre-modern theological understanding of ontological signification.
The Christian understanding of sacrament through the category of ‘signs’ results in a theology that inherently shares in the philosophical notion of semiotics.
Yet, through the advent of post-structuralism, current sign-theory is effectively shaped by post-Kantian, ontological foundations.
This can lead to misinterpretations of the sacramental theology that predates this intellectual turn. The book works within a context of Christological, realist mysticism.
Such an approach allows mutually informing debates in semiotic development and studies on sacramental theology to sit side-by-side.
In addition, as a work of ressourcement, influenced by the methodology and concerns of the historical, French Ressourcement, this study seeks to continue an engagement with some of the most promising sacramental positions that have emerged throughout twentieth-century theology, particularly with the revival of interest in Victorine theology. By providing an examination of sacramentality and theories of signification in the early scholastic theology of Hugh of Saint Victor, this book gives fresh impetus to the theology surrounding sacrament.
As such, it will be of great interest to scholars of mysticism, theologians of sacrament, philosophical theologians, and philosophers of religion.
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:264 pages, 5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:21/08/2019
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- ISBN:9781138033481