Bridges between Cultures: Ties and Knots

Bridges between Cultures: Ties and Knots
ISBN-10
1527520692
ISBN-13
9781527520691
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2018-10-30
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Author
Tomasz Kalaga

Description

Centred on the metaphor of bridges and knots, this volume investigates the dialogic and dialectical relationships between socially dissimilar and topographically distant cultures. The contributions here explore various methodological frameworks for discourses and theories that purport to conceptualize cultural spaces, which – as opposed to objective, geographical areas – are characterized by the propensity to bind topographical distances by means of symbolic ties and perimeters. The chapters address possible juxtapositions and intersections of spatial and temporal dimensions of cultural practice, religious and ethical “ties and knots” between lands and cultures, disconnections between historical, literary and cultural epochs, discourses of cultural entanglement and cultural ensnarement on individual and social levels, and the possibilities of raising aesthetic bridges between various cultures in music, poetry and visual arts, among other topics.

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