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The Possibility of Religious Symbolism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

David Bastow
David Bastow
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University of Dundee
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The aim of this paper is to sketch a theory about the possibility of symbolism in general; to give an account of a primary role that symbolism can play in a religion; and to argue, from the theory, that if a religion makes use of symbolism in this role, there may be a sense in which such use needs to be metaphysically validated.

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Religious Studies , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , December 1984 , pp. 559 - 577
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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