Cross-Cultural Conceptual Study of the Emotion of in the Hebrew Bible and the Folk Theory of the Emotion of Ngoo in the Kikamba Language e-bog
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Communication requires more than a lexical understanding of words. Language relies on the background understanding of the speaker and hearer - an understanding that cannot be taken for granted when communicating cross-culturally. In this study, Dr. George Mbithi Mutuku brings to life a deeper understanding of emotion, specifically anger, in the Hebrew Bible. Utilizing frame semantics and unde...
E-bog
91,93 DKK
Forlag
Langham Monographs
Udgivet
2 marts 2023
Længde
274 sider
Genrer
HRCF1
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781839738104
Communication requires more than a lexical understanding of words. Language relies on the background understanding of the speaker and hearer - an understanding that cannot be taken for granted when communicating cross-culturally. In this study, Dr. George Mbithi Mutuku brings to life a deeper understanding of emotion, specifically anger, in the Hebrew Bible. Utilizing frame semantics and undertaking a comparative study of and ngo as conceptualized in Hebrew and Akamba cultures, respectively, Mutuku argues that ngo would have been the best rendering for the Hebrew concept in the KA kamba Bible. So doing, he demonstrates the value of exploring words and meanings in their cultural contexts and offers a powerful warning against the assumption that any word - even the word of God - carries universal meaning divorced from that context. He reminds us that God's word is communicated to us cross-culturally, so we must take seriously the responsibility of transferring its meaning across languages.