The Quran Through The Cognitive Metaphor Theory: How Does God Objectify The Word

Sertaç Timur DEMİR

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The Quran Through The Cognitive Metaphor Theory: How Does God Objectify The Word

Authors:

Sertaç Timur DEMİR

Publisher:

İslâmî İlimleri Araştırma ve Yayma Vakfı (İSİLAY) İlahiyat Araştırmaları Merkezi (İLAMER)

Main Topics:

Technology

Journal:

İlahiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi 2016 Issue 5, pp.17-28

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2016

Document Language:

English

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2000786162

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Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2149-2433

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In this paper, the Quran, which has been repeatedly read by nearly every society in the world for centuries, and without the influence of cultural indicators such as age, education, gender, race, etc., is analysed in metaphorical sense. This essential text has been interpreted differently by different scholars in different ages. How can the Quran be read and understood by everybody? This is undoubtedly one of the most crucial questions about this holy book. Hence, my aim is to seek an answer to the issue of the Quran and its universality in the context of metaphorical language. For this purpose, I use Lakoff and Johnson’s metaphor theory (known as the cognitive theory of metaphors) to analyse and discuss metaphors in the Quran.

 

In this paper, the Quran, which has been repeatedly read by nearly every society in the world for centuries, and without the influence of cultural indicators such as age, education, gender, race, etc., is analysed in metaphorical sense. This essential text has been interpreted differently by different scholars in different ages. How can the Quran be read and understood by everybody? This is undoubtedly one of the most crucial questions about this holy book. Hence, my aim is to seek an answer to the issue of the Quran and its universality in the context of metaphorical language. For this purpose, I use Lakoff and Johnson’s metaphor theory (known as the cognitive theory of metaphors) to analyse and discuss metaphors in the Quran.

Article Details

The Quran Through The Cognitive Metaphor Theory: How Does God Objectify The Word

Authors:

Sertaç Timur DEMİR

Publisher:

İslâmî İlimleri Araştırma ve Yayma Vakfı (İSİLAY) İlahiyat Araştırmaları Merkezi (İLAMER)

Main Topics:

Technology

Journal:

İlahiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi 2016 Issue 5, pp.17-28

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000786162

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2149-2433

The Quran

Textual Analysis

Metaphor

Cognitive Theory

Universality

Issues

Article Details

The Quran Through The Cognitive Metaphor Theory: How Does God Objectify The Word

Authors: Sertaç Timur DEMİR

Publisher: İslâmî İlimleri Araştırma ve Yayma Vakfı (İSİLAY) İlahiyat Araştırmaları Merkezi (İLAMER)

Main Topics: Technology

Journal: İlahiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi 2016 Issue 5, pp.17-28

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2016

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000786162

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2149-2433

The Quran

Textual Analysis

Metaphor

Cognitive Theory

Universality

Issues

Authors:

Sertaç Timur DEMİR

Publisher:

İslâmî İlimleri Araştırma ve Yayma Vakfı (İSİLAY) İlahiyat Araştırmaları Merkezi (İLAMER)

Main Topics:

Technology

Journal:

İlahiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi 2016 Issue 5, pp.17-28

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000786162

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2149-2433